Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 80.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cambodia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 80.5% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cambodia peaked at 94.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2015.
That places Cambodia 50th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.3% | — |
| 1991 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 90.5% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 89.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 87.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 86.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -2.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 80.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 80.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.6%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 88.9% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 85.2% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 80.5% | 85.1% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cambodia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Cambodia was 80.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Cambodia ranks 50th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.