Per capita methane emissions in Cambodia
Cambodia: Per capita methane emissions was 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
55th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1974
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions 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 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Cambodia peaked at 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1974.
Cambodia ranks 55th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 52 Bhutan 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 53 Ukraine 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 54 Sudan 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 56 Eritrea 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 57 Thailand 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 58 Somalia 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Cambodia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Cambodia was 1.35 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 methane emissions recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1974.
- How does Cambodia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Cambodia ranks 55th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.