Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Cambodia
Cambodia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was 31.52 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Cambodia, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 31.52 % change on previous year for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 960.1% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Cambodia peaked at 783.33 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -33.33 % change on previous year, in 2010.
Cambodia ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2004 | -25 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -233.3% |
| 2006 | 25 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | 20 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -266.7% |
| 2011 | 50 % change on previous year | -250.0% |
| 2012 | 783.33 % change on previous year | +1466.7% |
| 2013 | 94.34 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 2014 | 81.55 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 17.65 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 2016 | 18.64 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 6.13 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 2018 | 74.01 % change on previous year | +1107.2% |
| 2019 | -12.66 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 2020 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 2021 | 37.35 % change on previous year | -2720.7% |
| 2022 | 15.96 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2023 | -13.31 % change on previous year | -183.4% |
| 2024 | -3.66 % change on previous year | -72.5% |
| 2025 | 31.52 % change on previous year | -960.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 31.52 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 % change on previous year, 10.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 31.52 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.17 % change on previous year, 7.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2720.7% | -1.43 % change on previous year | 37.35 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +1466.7% | 50 % change on previous year | 783.33 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +1107.2% | 6.13 % change on previous year | 74.01 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | +960.1% | -3.66 % change on previous year | 31.52 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.63 % change on previous year | -25 % change on previous year | 33.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 107.97 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year | 783.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.07 % change on previous year | -13.31 % change on previous year | 37.35 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 8 Iraq 38.07 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Benin 33.33 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Ethiopia 32.42 % change on previous year compare
- 12 North Macedonia 29.32 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 29.23 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Colombia 27.29 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 62.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Cambodia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Cambodia was 31.52 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 783.33 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.33 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Cambodia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- Cambodia ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.