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.
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
- 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 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.