Wood and Other Biomass Use in Cambodia

□ 94 % of fuel wood is used directly as fuel,

□ 6 % of fuel wood is converted to charcoal,

□ 90 % of total fuel wood supply is consumed directly by households in rural areas,

□ 8 % of total fuel wood supply is used in other urban households,

□ Less than 1 % of total fuel wood supply is used in industrial sector,

□ Less than 1 % of total fuel wood supply is used in service sector

□ The other biomasses such as wood, wood waste and rice husk are used by brick kilns, bakeries, and food processing,

□ Cane husk, palm branches and tree leaf are used by cane sugar and palm sugar producers,

□ Coconut branches, coconut husk and rice husk are used by rural households for cooking animal food,

□ Some rural households use coconut branches, palm branches, rice straw with cow dung, rice husk and wood waste for cooking their food.

□ They use these biomasses for directly firing.