Land-use change — Emissions Share in Cambodia
Cambodia: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 79.43 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Cambodia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share in Cambodia stood at 79.43 %.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Cambodia peaked at 114.62 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 58.91 %, in 2010.
Cambodia ranks 13th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.49 % | — |
| 1991 | 90.77 % | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 90.19 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 89.62 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 89.06 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 88.06 % | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 87.78 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 88.43 % | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 83.25 % | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 82.98 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 82.01 % | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 84.13 % | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 84.75 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 82.46 % | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 81.71 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 77.82 % | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 75.5 % | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 70.96 % | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 67.52 % | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 62.35 % | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 58.91 % | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 114.62 % | +94.6% |
| 2012 | 114.2 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 114.12 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 112.53 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 110.53 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 81.34 % | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 79.12 % | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 77.05 % | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 71.86 % | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 70.91 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 80.63 % | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 80.05 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 79.43 % | -0.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 79.43 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.05 %, 13.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 79.43 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.26 %, 305.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +94.6% | 58.91 % | 114.62 % |
| 2016 | -26.4% | 110.53 % | 81.34 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.16 % | 82.98 % | 91.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.92 % | 62.35 % | 84.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.43 % | 58.91 % | 114.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.75 % | 70.91 % | 80.63 % | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions share in Cambodia?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Cambodia was 79.43 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 114.62 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.91 % in 2010.
- How does Cambodia rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Cambodia ranks 13th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.