Electricity demand per person in Cambodia
Cambodia: Electricity demand per person was 1,254 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity demand per person in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Cambodia stood at 1,254 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 224.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Cambodia peaked at 1,254 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.52 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 144th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.97 kilowatt-hours | 38.52 kilowatt-hours | 137.99 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 383.23 kilowatt-hours | 173.78 kilowatt-hours | 711.72 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 946.37 kilowatt-hours | 678.01 kilowatt-hours | 1,254 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Cambodia
- Fuel imports 13.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 11.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 78.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Cambodia?
- Electricity demand per person in Cambodia was 1,254 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,254 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.52 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Cambodia ranks 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 224.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.