Cambodia vs France: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Cambodia
5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France
5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cambodia rank
97th
France rank
99th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Cambodia
- France
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France, a difference of 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
Cambodia ranks 97th and France ranks 99th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 5 and France in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1860s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1870s | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1880s | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1890s | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1900s | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1910s | 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1920s | 9.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 12.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 13.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 17.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 11.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2010s | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Cambodia or France?
- Cambodia, at 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Cambodia and France?
- 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and France?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and France rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Cambodia ranks 97th and France ranks 99th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.