Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia
Cambodia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
139th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.1437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1975
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 113.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia peaked at 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1975.
Cambodia ranks 139th of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.3163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.3188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.3212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.3224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.3237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.3249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.3261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.3273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.3285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.3335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.3348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.3373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.3383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.3437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1871 | 0.3444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.3451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.3453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.3455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.3458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.3461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.3464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.3469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.3471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.3472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.3474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.3476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.3482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.3485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.3486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.3487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.3488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.3492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.3493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.3494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.3494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.3495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.3498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.3503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.3508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.3513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.3524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.3526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.3581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1913 | 0.3662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 0.3707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1915 | 0.3753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 0.3799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1917 | 0.3846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 0.3974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 0.4013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1922 | 0.4053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.4092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 0.4132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 0.4212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 0.4253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.4294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 0.4314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.4321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.4328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.4324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.4309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1934 | 0.4293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.4261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.4245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 0.4229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.4187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 0.4119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1941 | 0.4035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1942 | 0.3931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1943 | 0.381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1944 | 0.3692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1945 | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1946 | 0.3319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1947 | 0.3145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1948 | 0.2978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1949 | 0.2825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1950 | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1951 | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1954 | 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1956 | 0.2617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.2612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.2581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +51.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -41.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.9% |
| 1981 | 0.228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +48.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +54.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.4% |
| 2020 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +54.1% | 0.2987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1969 | +51.8% | 0.234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1982 | +48.7% | 0.228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1971 | -41.5% | 0.3267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1980 | +27.9% | 0.1759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 136 Macao 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 137 Honduras 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 138 Paraguay 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 140 Lesotho 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 141 Syria 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 142 Mauritania 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia was 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1975.
- How does Cambodia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cambodia ranks 139th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.