Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 2.24 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia stood at 2.24 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia peaked at 2.24 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2075 tonnes per person, in 1997.
Cambodia ranks 82nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2622 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2616 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2592 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.24 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2356 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2123 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2216 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2075 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2372 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2244 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8805 tonnes per person | +292.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9499 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9967 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6218 tonnes per person | -37.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7716 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9101 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9265 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9316 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8145 tonnes per person | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +38.9% |
| 2012 | 1.4 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.83 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.16 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 2.23 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.16 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.21 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.24 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.24 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.24 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.08 tonnes per person, 28% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +292.4% | 0.2244 tonnes per person | 0.8805 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2362 tonnes per person | 0.2075 tonnes per person | 0.2622 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8846 tonnes per person | 0.6218 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia was 2.24 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2075 tonnes per person in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.