Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cambodia
Cambodia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Cambodia, 1955–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cambodia is 0.3203 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cambodia peaked at 0.3487 kilograms per international-$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 kilograms per international-$, in 1979.
Cambodia ranks 35th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0317 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0246 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0374 kilograms per international-$ | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.0606 kilograms per international-$ | 0.038 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1559 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0238 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0033 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1514 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0342 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0314 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0362 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0945 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0855 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1067 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1004 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0776 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1345 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1877 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1366 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2998 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3487 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 32 Belarus 0.325 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 33 Algeria 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 34 Malaysia 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 36 Comoros 0.3161 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 37 Lebanon 0.3151 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 38 Canada 0.3109 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 17.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 7.34 million (2025)
- Urban population 41.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.24 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 251.61 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.24 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.24 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cambodia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Cambodia was 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3487 kilograms per international-$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 kilograms per international-$ in 1979.
- How does Cambodia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Cambodia ranks 35th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).