Per capita ghg emissions in Cambodia
Cambodia: Per capita ghg emissions was 5.21 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.21
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
98th
of 199 countries
All-time high
22.29
in 1987
All-time low
2.67
in 1974
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Cambodia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Cambodia stood at 5.21.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Cambodia peaked at 22.29 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.67, in 1974.
Cambodia ranks 98th of 199 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.8 | — |
| 1851 | 2.77 | -0.9% |
| 1852 | 2.76 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 2.76 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 2.76 | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 2.75 | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 2.76 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 2.76 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 2.77 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 2.78 | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 2.78 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | 2.79 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 2.8 | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 2.8 | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 2.85 | +1.8% |
| 1865 | 2.83 | -0.8% |
| 1866 | 2.83 | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 2.84 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 2.85 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 2.85 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 3.14 | +10.3% |
| 1871 | 3.28 | +4.6% |
| 1872 | 3.35 | +2.1% |
| 1873 | 3.46 | +3.1% |
| 1874 | 3.42 | -1.1% |
| 1875 | 3.48 | +1.7% |
| 1876 | 3.46 | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 3.57 | +3.2% |
| 1878 | 3.5 | -1.8% |
| 1879 | 3.57 | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 3.83 | +7.2% |
| 1881 | 4 | +4.5% |
| 1882 | 4.09 | +2.2% |
| 1883 | 4.27 | +4.6% |
| 1884 | 4.26 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 4.17 | -2.1% |
| 1886 | 4.19 | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 4.27 | +1.7% |
| 1888 | 4.19 | -1.7% |
| 1889 | 4.36 | +3.9% |
| 1890 | 4.34 | -0.4% |
| 1891 | 4.5 | +3.8% |
| 1892 | 4.49 | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 4.42 | -1.6% |
| 1894 | 4.52 | +2.3% |
| 1895 | 4.48 | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 4.37 | -2.5% |
| 1897 | 4.53 | +3.6% |
| 1898 | 4.66 | +2.8% |
| 1899 | 4.44 | -4.7% |
| 1900 | 4.43 | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 4.65 | +5.0% |
| 1902 | 4.62 | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 4.54 | -1.8% |
| 1904 | 4.66 | +2.8% |
| 1905 | 4.72 | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 4.74 | +0.5% |
| 1907 | 4.72 | -0.4% |
| 1908 | 4.61 | -2.3% |
| 1909 | 4.7 | +1.9% |
| 1910 | 4.81 | +2.2% |
| 1911 | 4.88 | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 5.04 | +3.4% |
| 1913 | 5.07 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 5.11 | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 5.38 | +5.3% |
| 1916 | 5.26 | -2.3% |
| 1917 | 5.29 | +0.5% |
| 1918 | 5.41 | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 5.37 | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 7.35 | +36.9% |
| 1921 | 8.54 | +16.2% |
| 1922 | 9.23 | +8.1% |
| 1923 | 9.7 | +5.1% |
| 1924 | 10.06 | +3.7% |
| 1925 | 10.33 | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 10.55 | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 11.03 | +4.6% |
| 1928 | 11.17 | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 11.24 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 12.19 | +8.4% |
| 1931 | 12.76 | +4.7% |
| 1932 | 12.3 | -3.6% |
| 1933 | 12.81 | +4.1% |
| 1934 | 13.07 | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 13.05 | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 12.78 | -2.1% |
| 1937 | 13.1 | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 13.6 | +3.8% |
| 1939 | 13.39 | -1.6% |
| 1940 | 13.41 | +0.2% |
| 1941 | 13.7 | +2.2% |
| 1942 | 13.97 | +2.0% |
| 1943 | 13.38 | -4.3% |
| 1944 | 13.08 | -2.2% |
| 1945 | 12.73 | -2.6% |
| 1946 | 12.9 | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 12.31 | -4.6% |
| 1948 | 12 | -2.5% |
| 1949 | 14.08 | +17.3% |
| 1950 | 16.36 | +16.2% |
| 1951 | 17.25 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | 18.15 | +5.2% |
| 1953 | 18.12 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 17.65 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 17.14 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 17.41 | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 17.49 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 17.59 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 19.41 | +10.4% |
| 1960 | 14.13 | -27.2% |
| 1961 | 11.1 | -21.5% |
| 1962 | 9.83 | -11.4% |
| 1963 | 10.54 | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 9.95 | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 8.64 | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 7.74 | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 7.01 | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 6.57 | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 5.98 | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 4.01 | -32.9% |
| 1971 | 3.35 | -16.5% |
| 1972 | 2.94 | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 3.64 | +23.9% |
| 1974 | 2.67 | -26.6% |
| 1975 | 3.56 | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 2.97 | -16.6% |
| 1977 | 4.06 | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 3.48 | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 4.26 | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 4.08 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 4.2 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 4.12 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 3.96 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 10.65 | +169.2% |
| 1985 | 14.74 | +38.4% |
| 1986 | 19.56 | +32.7% |
| 1987 | 22.29 | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 19.84 | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 13.36 | -32.7% |
| 1990 | 10.36 | -22.4% |
| 1991 | 8.05 | -22.3% |
| 1992 | 6.81 | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 6.18 | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 5.54 | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 5.06 | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 4.38 | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 4.28 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.02 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 4.81 | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 5.16 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 5.06 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.9 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.22 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 5.25 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.2 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 3.71 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 3.58 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.46 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.02 | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 4.3 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 4.89 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 5.14 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 5.27 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.86 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 5.7 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 5.87 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.78 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.93 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 6.16 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 5.92 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.1 | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 5.23 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 5.25 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.21 | -0.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 5.21 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 5.21 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +169.2% | 3.96 | 10.65 |
| 1985 | +38.4% | 10.65 | 14.74 |
| 1920 | +36.9% | 5.37 | 7.35 |
| 1977 | +36.8% | 2.97 | 4.06 |
| 1970 | -32.9% | 5.98 | 4.01 |
| 1975 | +33.3% | 2.67 | 3.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.77 | 2.75 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.82 | 2.78 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.42 | 3.14 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.16 | 3.83 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.47 | 4.34 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.64 | 4.43 | 4.74 | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.16 | 4.81 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.92 | 7.35 | 11.24 | 10 |
| 1930s | 12.91 | 12.19 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 1940s | 13.16 | 12 | 14.08 | 10 |
| 1950s | 17.66 | 16.36 | 19.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.15 | 5.98 | 14.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.5 | 2.67 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.68 | 3.96 | 22.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 | 4.02 | 10.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 | 3.46 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 | 4.3 | 6.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.34 | 5.1 | 5.92 | 5 |
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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 per capita ghg emissions in Cambodia?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Cambodia was 5.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.29 in 1987.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 in 1974.
- How does Cambodia rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Cambodia ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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