Previous Page Table of Contents Next Page


Units and conversions


Traditional units
Conventional units
Conversions

Traditional units

Kampong Speu

firewood - metre, bundle

1 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 - hand

1 hand = 3 split logs

charcoal - sack, kg

1 sack = 55 kg

Kampong Thom

charcoal - sack, kg

1 sack = 55 kg

Kratie

firewood - bundle

1 bundle = 15cm x 15cm x 50cm (3 sticks)

charcoal - sack, kg

1 sack = 60 kg

Phnom Penh Markets

firewood - stere, metre, bundle

1 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 32cm

charcoal - sack, kg

1 sack - weight depends on place of origin (55 or 60 kg)

Conventional units

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

Conversions

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.


Previous Page Top of Page Next Page