shortage.life · last_sync · 2026-07-03 16:59:58 UTCbuild 27d88d1 · node v22.22.2

// node

shortage.life
v0.3 · brussels · build f3a2c81
● online · 47/47 sources · 312ms

// $_ exec

$ shortage country get KHM
> stress_index: 0.50 WATCH
> 1 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $72.13/b ●
TTF       €44.25/MWh ●
OPEC_ORB  n/a
SPR_US    331.2 Mb ▼
FAO_FFPI  130.8 ▼
auto-refresh 60slatency 312msbuild 0.3.0commit f3a2c81UTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$72.13● 0.0%TTF€44.25● 0.0%HH$3.25● 0.0%SPR_US331.2 Mb17.0dEU_GAS47.7%18c avgFAO_FFPI130.8▼0.2%WHT$6.00/bu● 0.0%BRENT$72.13● 0.0%TTF€44.25● 0.0%HH$3.25● 0.0%SPR_US331.2 Mb17.0dEU_GAS47.7%18c avgFAO_FFPI130.8▼0.2%WHT$6.00/bu● 0.0%
~/countries/KHM·region: Southeast Asia·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/KHM

Cambodia / KHM

ISO KHMKH│capital: Phnom Penh│region: Southeast Asia│population: 17M
WATCH
STRESS INDEX · v3.20.50

[ 00 ]  $_COMMODITIES · KHM · live readings

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.50

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$47 bn
GDP PER CAPITA$2,700
AREA181,035 km²
POPULATION17M
INFLATION · 20263.2%
INFLATION FORECAST · 20273%
CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y3%
PUBLIC DEBT / GDP36%
UNEMPLOYMENT0.5%
ELECTRICITY ACCESS95%
electricity generation mix · %
  • Fossil48 48.0%
  • Nuclear0 0.0%
  • Renewables52 52.0%
inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0 mb/d
OIL CONSUMPTION0.08 mb/d
GAS PRODUCTION0 bcm
GAS CONSUMPTION0 bcm
POSTUREnet importer
IMPORT DEPENDENCY60%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY160%
POSTUREnet exporter
key commodities:
oilrice

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER20days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

Cambodia imports all of its fuel and a large share of its electricity from neighbouring Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, alongside domestic hydropower and coal. It is a rice exporter with a comfortable food surplus. Import reliance for energy is the standing vulnerability.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESSmoderate
DROUGHTsevere

Cambodia's Tonlé Sap, the heart of its fisheries, has shrunk amid Mekong drought and upstream dams.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS
  • Tonlé Saplow

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

1 events recorded
2026-03-20ECONHeatwave strains Southeast Asian power systemsASEAN Centre for Energy

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// SEASIA-GRID-2026

Southeast Asian grid strain.

prob 0.42
severity 3.0 / 5 · revision 2026-05-06watch · 11 Southeast Asian economies · power + manufacturing
open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPERESERVEDAYS COVERSTATUS
Oil · commercial inventoriesAll fuel is imported; stocks are thin and exposed to regional supply disruption.limited20daysWATCH
Electricity · hydro, coal and importsDomestic hydro and coal are supplemented by electricity imported from neighbours.balanced—WATCH
Grain · rice surplusCambodia produces a comfortable rice surplus.moderate120daysSTABLE

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS480
YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +17%
RANK · WORLD#93
GarmentsConstructionAgriculture
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/KHM | jq '.stress'
> 0.50
endpoint: /api/v1/countries/KHM·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=KHM)·license: CC-BY-4.0