Cambodia’s total imports of diesel fuel, gasoline, and combustion gas dropped 12.3 percent in the first nine months of 2025, a Ministry of Commerce report showed on Wednesday. Thong Mengdavid, a lecturer at the Institute for International Studies and Public Policy of the Royal University of Phnom Penh, said the decline in Cambodia’s fuel imports suggested easing global oil prices, enhanced energy efficiency, and the growing role of renewable energy and hydropower in domestic consumption.