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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Cambodia: Energy
Which countries generate clean, reliable and affordable electricity?
Cambodia is placed 104th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 538.7 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 35.66 (2024).
Share
Energy
104th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Cambodia on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
538.7
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Cambodia: 538.7. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 232.08 Laos
- Land neighbours
- Laos 232.08
35.66
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Cambodia: 35.66. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 76.72 Laos
- Land neighbours
- Laos 76.72
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
47.7
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 80th of 99 by World Energy Council
Cambodia: 47.7. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 70.1 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- Thailand 60.1 · Vietnam 61.9
02Over time
Which way Cambodia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
CambodiaWorld median
Cambodia fell from 618.75 in 2000 to 538.7 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Cambodia World median 2024 538.70 433.7 2023 491.62 452.7 2022 300.20 476.3 2021 356.85 469.0 2020 385.77 482.0 2019 440.72 488.2 2018 362.71 500.4 2017 505.43 506.3 2016 447.08 521.9 2015 446.55 524.8 2014 329.41 522.3 2013 311.80 508.8 2012 430.07 525.4 2011 632.35 521.4 2010 640.21 515.5 2009 633.87 533.6 2008 639.19 517.2 2007 634.33 535.3 2006 628.70 537.5 2005 629.55 521.4 2004 632.43 523.1 2003 618.75 543.1 2002 614.04 551.3 2001 621.15 559.3 2000 618.75 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
CambodiaWorld median
Cambodia rose from 6.25 in 2000 to 35.66 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Cambodia World median 2024 35.66 32.062 2023 42.13 28.000 2022 65.45 28.881 2021 58.70 28.286 2020 55.19 27.125 2019 48.56 26.296 2018 58.92 25.505 2017 41.78 24.023 2016 47.63 22.218 2015 49.00 21.915 2014 61.11 21.151 2013 57.87 21.593 2012 37.06 19.869 2011 5.88 18.584 2010 4.12 18.572 2009 4.84 17.886 2008 3.38 15.923 2007 3.73 15.586 2006 4.63 15.392 2005 4.55 16.438 2004 4.05 16.445 2003 6.25 16.339 2002 7.02 13.826 2001 5.77 14.023 2000 6.25 15.612
03In context
Cambodia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Cambodia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Laos | 30th | 232.08 | 76.72 | — |
| Cambodia | 104th | 538.7 | 35.66 | 47.7 |
 Thailand | not placed | — | — | 60.1 |
 Vietnam | not placed | — | — | 61.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Cambodia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Cambodia is ahead of the world, and behind
25 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Cambodia does better than the middle country measured.
RISE Electricity Access Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 65.6778.6465.67▼ Worsened since 2013
Cambodia: 78.64 · world median 65.67 · Electricity access policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 9.471 to 90.47; higher is better.
Position 12th of 56 · derived.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7711.5625.77No earlier reading
Cambodia: 11.56 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 137th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.211.2413.21▼ Worsened since 2014
Cambodia: 1.241 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 147th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2796.9125.279▲ Improved since 2014
Cambodia: 6.912 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Behind the world median10
Statistics on which Cambodia does worse than the middle country measured.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3235.6637.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Cambodia: 35.66 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 85th of 162 · derived.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7382.7692.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Cambodia: 2.769 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8526.7924.85No earlier reading
Cambodia: 26.79 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2347.2248.23▲ Improved since 2013
Cambodia: 47.22 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10099.2100▲ Improved since 2014
Cambodia: 99.2 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10098.6100▲ Improved since 2014
Cambodia: 98.6 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10090.61100▼ Worsened since 2019
Cambodia: 90.61 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2616.5133.26▼ Worsened since 2013
Cambodia: 16.51 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
RISE Clean Cooking Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 29.7210.8329.72▼ Worsened since 2013
Cambodia: 10.83 · world median 29.72 · Clean cooking policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 80.69; higher is better.
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 060.920▼ Worsened since 2014
Cambodia: 60.92 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end11
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 029.20Moved since 2014
Cambodia: 29.2 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.8780.144Moved since 2014
Cambodia: 0.878 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0496.9123.049Moved since 2014
Cambodia: 6.912 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8528.2312.85Moved since 2014
Cambodia: 28.23 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 5251,455525No earlier reading
Cambodia: 1,455 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2734.1254.273No earlier reading
Cambodia: 4.125 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.0270.077Moved since 2014
Cambodia: 0.027 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.516.9549.5Moved since 2014
Cambodia: 16.95 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Cambodia: 0 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Cambodia: 0 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000100No earlier reading
Cambodia: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
No current reading for Cambodia
Gas Share of Electricity Generation and Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Cambodia’s 15 topics
Energy is Cambodia’s 7th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labourjoint 26th of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 44th of 1864/4 keys
- Gender & Equality81st of 1834/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 91st of 1774/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing116th of 2004/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture113th of 1842/4 keys
- Energy104th of 1653/3 keys
- Digital & Technology131st of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 129th of 1934/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital146th of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security135th of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 138th of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge160th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions166th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties175th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Cambodia can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Bhutan1st2/3 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Laos30th2/3 keysThis page
Cambodia104th3/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Roads, railways, water supply and telecommunications are not covered: each would need a worldwide series this site does not hold. Emissions from the whole economy are measured under Environment & Sustainability. Oil and gas production, total energy use, energy-efficiency policy and businesses' experience of power cuts are published here as context, without a better end where none exists.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 25 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Cambodia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Cambodia (banner) — Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Cambodia: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cambodia/energy