Share of electricity generation from solar in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of electricity generation from solar was 10.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from solar in Cambodia is 10.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.0% on the previous year and up 176.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Cambodia peaked at 10.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 48th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.2% | — |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +324.6% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +271.5% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +62.9% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +14.6% |
| 2025 | 10.6% | +54.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 10.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 9.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 10.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 3.9% | 10.6% | 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 solar in Cambodia?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Cambodia was 10.6% 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 solar recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Cambodia ranks 48th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.