Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cambodia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.9% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cambodia peaked at 2.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1970.
That places Cambodia 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cambodia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cambodia was 0.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1970.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cambodia ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.