What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cambodia?

The highest recorded value was 5.11 billion tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cambodia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million tonnes in 1850.

How does Cambodia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?

Cambodia ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Cambodia?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cambodia

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cambodia
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cambodia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 5.11 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

5.11 billion tonnes

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

34th

of 197 countries

All-time high

5.11 billion tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

1.15 million tonnes

in 1850

Years of data

175

1850–2024

Cumulative 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 tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cambodia stood at 5.11 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cambodia peaked at 5.11 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million tonnes, in 1850.

That places Cambodia 34th 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	5.67 million tonnes	1.15 million tonnes	10.09 million tonnes	10
1860s	16.06 million tonnes	11.10 million tonnes	21.26 million tonnes	10
1870s	37.44 million tonnes	23.42 million tonnes	52.77 million tonnes	10
1880s	83.31 million tonnes	57.45 million tonnes	110.49 million tonnes	10
1890s	148.55 million tonnes	116.96 million tonnes	180.63 million tonnes	10
1900s	223.15 million tonnes	187.57 million tonnes	259.35 million tonnes	10
1910s	309.40 million tonnes	267.84 million tonnes	351.59 million tonnes	10
1920s	483.23 million tonnes	368.71 million tonnes	609.68 million tonnes	10
1930s	804.99 million tonnes	642.59 million tonnes	974.45 million tonnes	10
1940s	1.21 billion tonnes	1.01 billion tonnes	1.43 billion tonnes	10
1950s	1.90 billion tonnes	1.50 billion tonnes	2.34 billion tonnes	10
1960s	2.62 billion tonnes	2.41 billion tonnes	2.78 billion tonnes	10
1970s	2.80 billion tonnes	2.77 billion tonnes	2.84 billion tonnes	10
1980s	3.10 billion tonnes	2.85 billion tonnes	3.56 billion tonnes	10
1990s	3.83 billion tonnes	3.63 billion tonnes	4.01 billion tonnes	10
2000s	4.29 billion tonnes	4.07 billion tonnes	4.46 billion tonnes	10
2010s	4.68 billion tonnes	4.49 billion tonnes	4.90 billion tonnes	10
2020s	5.03 billion tonnes	4.95 billion tonnes	5.11 billion tonnes	5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

31 Guinea 5.74 billion tonnes compare
32 Japan 5.54 billion tonnes compare
33 Belarus 5.12 billion tonnes compare
35 Ecuador 4.80 billion tonnes compare
36 Chile 4.49 billion tonnes compare
37 Mozambique 4.41 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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)

All data for Cambodia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cambodia?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cambodia was 5.11 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cambodia?: The highest recorded value was 5.11 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cambodia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million tonnes in 1850.
How does Cambodia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?: Cambodia ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Cambodia?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.