Co2 land use per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Co2 land use per capita was 2.46 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.46
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
25th
of 194 countries
All-time high
24.52
in 1987
All-time low
-0.953
in 1970
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Cambodia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 2.46 for co2 land use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Cambodia peaked at 24.52 in 1987 and was at its lowest, -0.953, in 1970.
Cambodia ranks 25th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5147 | — |
| 1851 | 0.4767 | -7.4% |
| 1852 | 0.4476 | -6.1% |
| 1853 | 0.4533 | +1.3% |
| 1854 | 0.4353 | -4.0% |
| 1855 | 0.4218 | -3.1% |
| 1856 | 0.4295 | +1.8% |
| 1857 | 0.4244 | -1.2% |
| 1858 | 0.4247 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.4438 | +4.5% |
| 1860 | 0.4433 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.4497 | +1.4% |
| 1862 | 0.4571 | +1.6% |
| 1863 | 0.4645 | +1.6% |
| 1864 | 0.5224 | +12.5% |
| 1865 | 0.4936 | -5.5% |
| 1866 | 0.4872 | -1.3% |
| 1867 | 0.4997 | +2.6% |
| 1868 | 0.5038 | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.5216 | +3.5% |
| 1870 | 0.9284 | +78.0% |
| 1871 | 1.13 | +22.0% |
| 1872 | 1.22 | +7.7% |
| 1873 | 1.38 | +12.9% |
| 1874 | 1.31 | -4.8% |
| 1875 | 1.38 | +5.6% |
| 1876 | 1.38 | -0.7% |
| 1877 | 1.49 | +8.3% |
| 1878 | 1.39 | -6.5% |
| 1879 | 1.48 | +6.7% |
| 1880 | 1.88 | +26.6% |
| 1881 | 2.05 | +9.3% |
| 1882 | 2.13 | +3.5% |
| 1883 | 2.43 | +14.1% |
| 1884 | 2.38 | -1.9% |
| 1885 | 2.27 | -4.8% |
| 1886 | 2.3 | +1.6% |
| 1887 | 2.37 | +2.7% |
| 1888 | 2.24 | -5.1% |
| 1889 | 2.44 | +8.7% |
| 1890 | 2.43 | -0.3% |
| 1891 | 2.59 | +6.3% |
| 1892 | 2.6 | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 2.51 | -3.5% |
| 1894 | 2.67 | +6.6% |
| 1895 | 2.58 | -3.4% |
| 1896 | 2.4 | -6.9% |
| 1897 | 2.6 | +8.3% |
| 1898 | 2.75 | +5.8% |
| 1899 | 2.46 | -10.8% |
| 1900 | 2.45 | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 2.74 | +11.9% |
| 1902 | 2.72 | -0.7% |
| 1903 | 2.57 | -5.4% |
| 1904 | 2.72 | +5.8% |
| 1905 | 2.8 | +3.0% |
| 1906 | 2.82 | +0.5% |
| 1907 | 2.79 | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 2.63 | -5.7% |
| 1909 | 2.68 | +2.1% |
| 1910 | 2.82 | +5.2% |
| 1911 | 2.89 | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 3.08 | +6.3% |
| 1913 | 3.08 | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 3.12 | +1.3% |
| 1915 | 3.36 | +7.7% |
| 1916 | 3.19 | -5.1% |
| 1917 | 3.12 | -2.1% |
| 1918 | 3.26 | +4.4% |
| 1919 | 3.19 | -2.1% |
| 1920 | 5.92 | +85.5% |
| 1921 | 7.36 | +24.4% |
| 1922 | 8.24 | +12.0% |
| 1923 | 8.97 | +8.8% |
| 1924 | 9.41 | +5.0% |
| 1925 | 9.67 | +2.8% |
| 1926 | 9.92 | +2.6% |
| 1927 | 10.41 | +4.9% |
| 1928 | 10.63 | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 10.59 | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 11.8 | +11.4% |
| 1931 | 12.57 | +6.5% |
| 1932 | 11.96 | -4.9% |
| 1933 | 12.72 | +6.4% |
| 1934 | 12.93 | +1.7% |
| 1935 | 13.01 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 12.55 | -3.5% |
| 1937 | 12.79 | +1.9% |
| 1938 | 13.31 | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 13.06 | -1.9% |
| 1940 | 12.93 | -0.9% |
| 1941 | 13.29 | +2.8% |
| 1942 | 13.69 | +3.0% |
| 1943 | 12.84 | -6.2% |
| 1944 | 12.42 | -3.3% |
| 1945 | 12.06 | -2.9% |
| 1946 | 12.5 | +3.7% |
| 1947 | 11.63 | -7.0% |
| 1948 | 11.1 | -4.5% |
| 1949 | 13.89 | +25.1% |
| 1950 | 16.8 | +21.0% |
| 1951 | 18.07 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | 19.51 | +8.0% |
| 1953 | 19.32 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 18.84 | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 18.16 | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 18.3 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 18.47 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 18.4 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 21.03 | +14.3% |
| 1960 | 13.48 | -35.9% |
| 1961 | 10.35 | -23.2% |
| 1962 | 8.61 | -16.8% |
| 1963 | 9.55 | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 8.74 | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 7.03 | -19.6% |
| 1966 | 6.04 | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 5.01 | -17.1% |
| 1968 | 4.03 | -19.6% |
| 1969 | 3.44 | -14.6% |
| 1970 | -0.953 | -127.7% |
| 1971 | -0.7565 | -20.6% |
| 1972 | -0.4664 | -38.3% |
| 1973 | 1.28 | -373.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5943 | -53.4% |
| 1975 | 1.96 | +230.1% |
| 1976 | 1.15 | -41.1% |
| 1977 | 2.68 | +132.4% |
| 1978 | 1.63 | -39.1% |
| 1979 | 3.2 | +95.8% |
| 1980 | 1.68 | -47.5% |
| 1981 | 2.07 | +23.5% |
| 1982 | 1.55 | -25.1% |
| 1983 | 1.15 | -26.0% |
| 1984 | 11.4 | +892.8% |
| 1985 | 15.39 | +35.0% |
| 1986 | 21.04 | +36.7% |
| 1987 | 24.52 | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 20.94 | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 12.68 | -39.4% |
| 1990 | 9.52 | -24.9% |
| 1991 | 6.85 | -28.0% |
| 1992 | 5.39 | -21.4% |
| 1993 | 4.91 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 4.55 | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 3.76 | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 3.08 | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 3.35 | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 3.05 | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 4.12 | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 4.62 | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 4.43 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 4.19 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 4.44 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 4.52 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.97 | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 2.27 | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 2.1 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.92 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 2.45 | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 2.48 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.65 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 2.59 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.39 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 2.93 | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 2.69 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 3.05 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 3.02 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.32 | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 3.47 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 3.04 | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 1.92 | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 2.37 | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 2.44 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.46 | +1.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.46 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182, 7.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.46 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3733, 6.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +892.8% | 1.15 | 11.4 |
| 1973 | +373.4% | -0.4664 | 1.28 |
| 1975 | +230.1% | 0.5943 | 1.96 |
| 1977 | +132.4% | 1.15 | 2.68 |
| 1970 | -127.7% | 3.44 | -0.953 |
| 1979 | +95.8% | 1.63 | 3.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4472 | 0.4218 | 0.5147 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4843 | 0.4433 | 0.5224 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.31 | 0.9284 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.25 | 1.88 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.56 | 2.4 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.69 | 2.45 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.11 | 2.82 | 3.36 | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.11 | 5.92 | 10.63 | 10 |
| 1930s | 12.67 | 11.8 | 13.31 | 10 |
| 1940s | 12.63 | 11.1 | 13.89 | 10 |
| 1950s | 18.69 | 16.8 | 21.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.63 | 3.44 | 13.48 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.03 | -0.953 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.24 | 1.15 | 24.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.86 | 3.05 | 9.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.39 | 1.92 | 4.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 | 2.39 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 | 1.92 | 3.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 22 Papua New Guinea 2.64 compare
- 23 New Zealand 2.63 compare
- 24 Laos 2.5 compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 2.25 compare
- 27 Paraguay 2.2 compare
- 28 Eritrea 2.1 compare
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 co2 land use per capita in Cambodia?
- Co2 land use per capita in Cambodia was 2.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.52 in 1987.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.953 in 1970.
- How does Cambodia rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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