emissions of air pollutants in Cambodia
Cambodia: emissions of air pollutants was 1.60 million tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1.60 million tonnes
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
41st
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.61 million tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
94,955 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Cambodia, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1.60 million tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Cambodia peaked at 1.61 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94,955 tonnes, in 1750.
Cambodia ranks 41st of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 94,955 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 95,134 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 95,312 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 95,491 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 95,669 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 95,847 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 96,026 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 96,204 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 96,382 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 96,560 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 96,738 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 96,918 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 97,099 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 97,279 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 97,459 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 97,639 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 97,819 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 97,999 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 98,179 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 98,359 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 98,539 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 98,721 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 98,903 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 99,085 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 99,267 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 99,448 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 99,630 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 99,812 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 99,993 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 100,175 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 100,356 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 100,540 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 100,723 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 100,906 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 101,090 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 101,273 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 101,456 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 101,639 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 101,822 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 102,005 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 102,187 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 102,372 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 102,557 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 102,742 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 102,926 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 103,110 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 103,295 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 103,479 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 103,663 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 103,847 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 104,031 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 104,217 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 104,402 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 104,588 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 104,773 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 104,958 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 105,144 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 105,329 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 105,514 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 105,699 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 105,883 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 106,070 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 106,256 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 106,442 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 106,628 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 106,814 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 107,000 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 107,186 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 107,371 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 107,557 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 107,742 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 107,914 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1822 | 108,086 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1823 | 108,258 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1824 | 108,429 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1825 | 108,601 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1826 | 108,772 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1827 | 108,943 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1828 | 109,115 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1829 | 109,286 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 109,456 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1831 | 109,680 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1832 | 109,903 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1833 | 110,127 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1834 | 110,350 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1835 | 110,572 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1836 | 110,795 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1837 | 111,018 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1838 | 111,240 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1839 | 111,462 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1840 | 111,684 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1841 | 111,909 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1842 | 112,133 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1843 | 112,357 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1844 | 112,580 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1845 | 112,804 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1846 | 113,027 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1847 | 113,251 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1848 | 113,474 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1849 | 113,696 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 113,919 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 114,815 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 115,717 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 116,627 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 117,543 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 118,467 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 119,398 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 120,336 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1858 | 121,281 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 122,233 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 123,193 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 124,161 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 125,135 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 126,118 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 127,107 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 128,105 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 129,110 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 130,123 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 131,144 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 132,172 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 136,270 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1871 | 137,175 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1872 | 138,083 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1873 | 138,992 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1874 | 139,903 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1875 | 140,815 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 141,822 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 142,837 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 143,858 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1879 | 144,887 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 145,924 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 147,003 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 148,090 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 149,148 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1884 | 150,214 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 151,288 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 152,369 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 153,674 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 154,767 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 155,868 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 157,004 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 158,060 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 159,120 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 160,184 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 161,252 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 162,324 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 163,455 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 164,594 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1898 | 165,681 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1899 | 166,771 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 167,864 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 168,995 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1902 | 170,309 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 171,633 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 172,965 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 174,306 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 175,451 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 176,595 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 177,738 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 178,880 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 180,021 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 181,381 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 182,752 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1913 | 184,133 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1914 | 185,525 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1915 | 186,926 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 188,338 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 189,761 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1918 | 191,194 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 192,189 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1920 | 193,143 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 191,879 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1922 | 190,572 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1923 | 189,222 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1924 | 187,829 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 186,393 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1926 | 184,951 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1927 | 183,468 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1928 | 181,944 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 179,641 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1930 | 177,169 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1931 | 175,378 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 173,536 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1933 | 171,644 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1934 | 169,701 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 167,707 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1936 | 165,662 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1937 | 163,566 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1938 | 161,418 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1939 | 159,219 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 156,968 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1941 | 154,789 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 152,563 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1943 | 150,289 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1944 | 147,968 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1945 | 145,601 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1946 | 143,187 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1947 | 140,726 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1948 | 138,219 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 135,666 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 136,449 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 144,146 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 151,503 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1953 | 158,578 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1954 | 165,438 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1955 | 186,439 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1956 | 197,792 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1957 | 209,070 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1958 | 221,232 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1959 | 230,119 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 239,677 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 252,876 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 271,879 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 290,983 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 293,266 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 305,899 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 315,464 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 318,159 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 320,714 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 446,370 tonnes | +39.2% |
| 1970 | 421,203 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 303,090 tonnes | -28.0% |
| 1972 | 290,189 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 293,622 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 290,574 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 289,942 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 287,384 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 281,461 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 276,348 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 271,219 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 303,052 tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 305,882 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 319,143 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 330,106 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 351,472 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 361,937 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 373,427 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 385,240 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 392,506 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 397,098 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 670,610 tonnes | +68.9% |
| 1991 | 676,209 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 683,924 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 685,295 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 689,761 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million tonnes | +73.7% |
| 1996 | 1.24 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.29 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.34 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.39 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.33 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.29 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.29 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.26 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.23 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.25 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.25 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.26 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.27 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million tonnes | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 1.47 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.51 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.52 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.54 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.58 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.59 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.58 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.61 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.61 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million tonnes | -0.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.60 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 486,552 tonnes, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.60 million tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 179,591 tonnes, 8.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +73.7% | 689,761 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes |
| 1990 | +68.9% | 397,098 tonnes | 670,610 tonnes |
| 1969 | +39.2% | 320,714 tonnes | 446,370 tonnes |
| 1971 | -28.0% | 421,203 tonnes | 303,090 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 95,758 tonnes | 94,955 tonnes | 96,560 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 97,549 tonnes | 96,738 tonnes | 98,359 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 99,357 tonnes | 98,539 tonnes | 100,175 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 101,181 tonnes | 100,356 tonnes | 102,005 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 103,018 tonnes | 102,187 tonnes | 103,847 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 104,866 tonnes | 104,031 tonnes | 105,699 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 106,721 tonnes | 105,883 tonnes | 107,557 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 108,515 tonnes | 107,742 tonnes | 109,286 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 110,460 tonnes | 109,456 tonnes | 111,462 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 112,692 tonnes | 111,684 tonnes | 113,696 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 118,034 tonnes | 113,919 tonnes | 122,233 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 127,637 tonnes | 123,193 tonnes | 132,172 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 140,464 tonnes | 136,270 tonnes | 144,887 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 150,834 tonnes | 145,924 tonnes | 155,868 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 161,844 tonnes | 157,004 tonnes | 166,771 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 173,474 tonnes | 167,864 tonnes | 178,880 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 186,222 tonnes | 180,021 tonnes | 192,189 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 186,904 tonnes | 179,641 tonnes | 193,143 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 168,500 tonnes | 159,219 tonnes | 177,169 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 146,598 tonnes | 135,666 tonnes | 156,968 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 180,077 tonnes | 136,449 tonnes | 230,119 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 305,529 tonnes | 239,677 tonnes | 446,370 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 300,503 tonnes | 271,219 tonnes | 421,203 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 351,986 tonnes | 303,052 tonnes | 397,098 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 986,652 tonnes | 670,610 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 3 |
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More climate change data for Cambodia
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Cambodia?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Cambodia was 1.60 million tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,955 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Cambodia rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Cambodia ranks 41st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.