Traditional units
Conventional units
Conversions
Kampong Speu
firewood - metre, bundle1 metre = 1m x 1m x 0.5m
1 bundle = 10cm x 10cm x 50cm (4 sticks)charcoal - sack, kg
1 sack = 55 kg
Kampong Chnang and Pursat
firewood - hand1 hand = 3 split logscharcoal - sack, kg
1 sack = 55 kg
Kampong Thom
charcoal - sack, kg1 sack = 55 kg
Kratie
firewood - bundle1 bundle = 15cm x 15cm x 50cm (3 sticks)charcoal - sack, kg
1 sack = 60 kg
Phnom Penh Markets
firewood - stere, metre, bundle1 stere = 1 metre = 1m x 1m x approximately 0.5m
1 bundle = 15cm x 15cm x 50cm (sawmill)12cm x 12cm x 32cm
10cm x 10cm x 32cm
8cm x 8cm x 36cm
7cm x 7cm x 36cm
6cm x 6cm x 32cmcharcoal - sack, kg
1 sack - weight depends on place of origin (55 or 60 kg)
firewood - stere, cubic metre
1 stere = 1 m x 1 m x 1 m (stacked wood)
1 cubic metre =1m x 1m x 1m (solid wood)
charcoal -ton, kg
US$1 = 2,500 Reils
1 conventional stere = 2 traditional steres or metres
1 stere of firewood produces approximately 2.5 sacks of charcoal (this is a general estimation from charcoal producers in all the study areas)
1 stere of firewood produces approximately 795 bundles
1 stere of firewood = 600 kg (MIME, 1996a)
heating values (adopted from MIME, 1996a)
1 kg firewood = 14.5 MJ
1 kg charcoal = 29 MJ
1 kg LPG = 45.26 MJ
1 kWh electricity = 3.6 MJ
carrying capacities
|
firewood (stere) |
charcoal (ton) |
moto-cart |
2.25 |
0.8 |
car |
1.25 |
0.6 |
pickup |
2.5 |
0.8 |
truck |
7.5 |
2.4 |
train |
222 |
5.5 |
boat |
150 |
40 |
Note: values in tables may not add up due to rounding off.