Electricity generation from solar in Cambodia
Cambodia: Electricity generation from solar was 1.89 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from solar in Cambodia stood at 1.89 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 76.6% on the previous year and up 551.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Cambodia peaked at 1.89 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 54th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +350.0% |
| 2020 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +222.2% |
| 2021 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | +110.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7 terawatt-hours | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.82 terawatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +30.5% |
| 2025 | 1.89 terawatt-hours | +76.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.89 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.09 terawatt-hours, 21.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.89 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.165 terawatt-hours, 11.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8967 terawatt-hours | 0.29 terawatt-hours | 1.89 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from solar in Cambodia?
- Electricity generation from solar in Cambodia was 1.89 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Cambodia ranks 54th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.