Consumption based carbon intensity in Cambodia
Cambodia: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.5842 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption based carbon intensity in Cambodia, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption based carbon intensity in Cambodia stood at 0.5842.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Cambodia peaked at 0.6188 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1319, in 1995.
That places Cambodia 6th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1474 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1457 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1457 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.141 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1404 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1319 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1441 | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1401 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1627 | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1431 | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5369 | +275.1% |
| 2001 | 0.557 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5701 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3405 | -40.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3975 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4296 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4106 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3905 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4275 | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3416 | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4411 | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5978 | +35.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5467 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5129 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.47 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5141 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5081 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4761 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5125 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5723 | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6188 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5916 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5842 | -1.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.5842 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2262, 2.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.5842 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2843, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption based carbon intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +275.1% | 0.1431 | 0.5369 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1442 | 0.1319 | 0.1627 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4402 | 0.3405 | 0.5701 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5152 | 0.4411 | 0.5978 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5982 | 0.5842 | 0.6188 | 3 |
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 consumption based carbon intensity in Cambodia?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Cambodia was 0.5842 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6188 in 2020.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1319 in 1995.
- How does Cambodia rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Cambodia ranks 6th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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