Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 29.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cambodia stood at 29.9%.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cambodia peaked at 60.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2010.
That places Cambodia 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -35.1% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +58.5% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +641.8% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +57.6% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | +41.8% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | -39.1% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | -20.7% |
| 2025 | 29.9% | +5.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 29.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 29.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.3%, 4.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +641.8% | 4.9% | 36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 3.1% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 28.2% | 58.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More energy & mining data for Cambodia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 16.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cambodia?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Cambodia was 29.9% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2010.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Cambodia ranks 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.