Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Cambodia
Cambodia: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 2.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Cambodia, 1956–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cambodia stood at 2.2%.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cambodia peaked at 875.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -81.0%, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 28.6% | — |
| 1957 | 22.2% | -22.2% |
| 1958 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 7.4% | -67.4% |
| 1960 | 10.3% | +39.7% |
| 1961 | 21.9% | +111.5% |
| 1962 | 7.7% | -64.8% |
| 1963 | 26.2% | +240.5% |
| 1964 | -13.2% | -150.4% |
| 1965 | 11.9% | -190.5% |
| 1966 | 16.5% | +38.2% |
| 1967 | -11.7% | -170.7% |
| 1968 | 18.9% | -261.7% |
| 1969 | 184.9% | +880.0% |
| 1970 | -12.3% | -106.6% |
| 1971 | -81.0% | +560.8% |
| 1972 | -58.3% | -27.9% |
| 1973 | -4.0% | -93.1% |
| 1974 | -45.8% | +1045.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | -38.5% | — |
| 1980 | 875.0% | -2375.0% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | -99.4% |
| 1982 | 12.2% | +137.8% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -28.7% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +38.0% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -85.1% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +96.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -75.8% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +296.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 179.7% | — |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -98.1% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +76.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -76.2% |
| 1997 | -3.4% | -376.6% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | -928.0% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -96.5% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +454.6% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +120.2% |
| 2002 | -3.6% | -130.2% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -227.3% |
| 2004 | -0.7% | -114.2% |
| 2005 | -1.3% | +101.3% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | -2303.9% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -21.8% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -43.3% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -34.8% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -62.3% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +42.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -83.2% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +1897.5% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -54.8% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +119.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -62.3% |
| 2021 | -1.0% | -108.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -142.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +506.1% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -16.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 48% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +2375.0% | -38.5% | 875.0% |
| 2006 | +2303.9% | -1.3% | 28.9% |
| 2014 | +1897.5% | 1.0% | 19.1% |
| 1974 | -1045.8% | -4.0% | -45.8% |
| 1998 | +928.0% | -3.4% | 28.0% |
| 1969 | +880.0% | 18.9% | 184.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.2% | 7.4% | 28.6% | 4 |
| 1960s | 27.3% | -13.2% | 184.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | -24.0% | -81.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 0.0% | 875.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | -3.4% | 179.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | -3.6% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 1.0% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | -1.0% | 12.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 62.43 million kg (2050)
- 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 annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cambodia?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Cambodia was 2.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 875.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -81.0% in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Cambodia ranks 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.