Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cambodia
Cambodia: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 3.7 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cambodia, 1955–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 3.7 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cambodia peaked at 24.59 tonnes per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, -0.7791 tonnes per person, in 1970.
Cambodia ranks 94th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.91 tonnes per person | 18.19 tonnes per person | 21.07 tonnes per person | 5 |
| 1960s | 7.7 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | 13.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes per person | -0.7791 tonnes per person | 3.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.31 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 24.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.01 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | 9.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 tonnes per person | 2.76 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 3.14 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cambodia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cambodia was 3.7 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.59 tonnes per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7791 tonnes per person in 1970.
- How does Cambodia rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Cambodia ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.