emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0932 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cambodia, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cambodia stood at 0.0932 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.1196 tonnes per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0428 tonnes per person, in 1974.
Cambodia ranks 24th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.044 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0454 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0477 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.05 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0493 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0504 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0509 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0502 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0496 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0676 tonnes per person | +36.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0634 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0458 tonnes per person | -27.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0435 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0436 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0428 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0441 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0468 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0497 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.053 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0533 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0583 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0579 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0586 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0601 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0599 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0594 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0587 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0576 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0909 tonnes per person | +62.0% |
| 1991 | 0.088 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0843 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0795 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0747 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1196 tonnes per person | +60.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1152 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1112 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1112 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1133 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1066 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1019 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1004 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0967 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0927 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0927 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0915 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0909 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0901 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1012 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1024 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1012 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1003 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1001 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1004 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0994 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0989 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.097 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0976 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0961 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0947 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0932 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0932 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0932 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 3.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +62.0% | 0.0561 tonnes per person | 0.0909 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +60.2% | 0.0747 tonnes per person | 0.1196 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | +36.3% | 0.0496 tonnes per person | 0.0676 tonnes per person |
| 1971 | -27.8% | 0.0634 tonnes per person | 0.0458 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0505 tonnes per person | 0.044 tonnes per person | 0.0676 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.0428 tonnes per person | 0.0634 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0585 tonnes per person | 0.0561 tonnes per person | 0.0601 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0988 tonnes per person | 0.0747 tonnes per person | 0.1196 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0964 tonnes per person | 0.0901 tonnes per person | 0.1066 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0998 tonnes per person | 0.097 tonnes per person | 0.1024 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0947 tonnes per person | 0.0932 tonnes per person | 0.0961 tonnes per person | 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cambodia?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Cambodia was 0.0932 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1196 tonnes per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0428 tonnes per person in 1974.
- How does Cambodia rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 24th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.