Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Cambodia

Cambodia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0001 kt per person
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
10th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0006 kt per person
in 1990
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Cambodia, 1990–2023

0000.0011990200620231990: 0.001 kt per person1991: 0.001 kt per person1992: 0.001 kt per person1993: 0.001 kt per person1994: 0.001 kt per person1995: 0 kt per person1996: 0 kt per person1997: 0 kt per person1998: 0 kt per person1999: 0 kt per person2000: 0 kt per person2001: 0 kt per person2002: 0 kt per person2003: 0.001 kt per person2004: 0.001 kt per person2005: 0 kt per person2006: 0.001 kt per person2007: 0.001 kt per person2008: 0 kt per person2009: 0 kt per person2010: 0 kt per person2011: 0.001 kt per person2012: 0 kt per person2013: 0 kt per person2014: 0 kt per person2015: 0 kt per person2016: 0 kt per person2017: 0 kt per person2018: 0 kt per person2019: 0 kt per person2020: 0 kt per person2021: 0 kt per person2022: 0 kt per person2023: 0 kt per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 0.0001 kt per person for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.0006 kt per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1996.

Cambodia ranks 10th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Cambodia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1990 0.0006 kt per person —
1991 0.0006 kt per person -4.1%
1992 0.0006 kt per person -5.3%
1993 0.0005 kt per person -5.8%
1994 0.0005 kt per person -6.7%
1995 0.0005 kt per person -7.8%
1996 0 kt per person -89.8%
1997 0.0001 kt per person +206.6%
1998 0.0004 kt per person +199.7%
1999 0.0003 kt per person -34.2%
2000 0.0002 kt per person -18.0%
2001 0.0003 kt per person +6.1%
2002 0.0005 kt per person +82.4%
2003 0.0005 kt per person +15.6%
2004 0.0006 kt per person +15.2%
2005 0.0004 kt per person -36.0%
2006 0.0006 kt per person +40.2%
2007 0.0005 kt per person -3.0%
2008 0.0005 kt per person -13.0%
2009 0.0005 kt per person -2.3%
2010 0.0003 kt per person -24.5%
2011 0.0005 kt per person +47.8%
2012 0.0004 kt per person -29.6%
2013 0.0004 kt per person +8.4%
2014 0.0003 kt per person -10.1%
2015 0.0004 kt per person +1.6%
2016 0.0003 kt per person -9.1%
2017 0.0003 kt per person -11.2%
2018 0.0002 kt per person -19.5%
2019 0.0002 kt per person -17.2%
2020 0.0002 kt per person +9.3%
2021 0.0002 kt per person +1.3%
2022 0.0001 kt per person -48.1%
2023 0.0001 kt per person +4.3%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 0.0001 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 136.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 0.0001 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kt per person, 804.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +206.6% 0 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person
1998 +199.7% 0.0001 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0004 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 7 Belize 0.0003 kt per person compare
  2. 8 Myanmar 0.0002 kt per person compare
  3. 9 South Sudan 0.0001 kt per person compare
  4. 11 Chile 0.0001 kt per person compare
  5. 12 Honduras 0.0001 kt per person compare
  6. 13 Nicaragua 0.0001 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Cambodia?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Cambodia was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per person in 1990.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1996.
How does Cambodia rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Cambodia ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 6,685 data points, 1990–2023
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Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.