Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cambodia, 1955–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.1% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cambodia peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1955.
Cambodia ranks 75th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +98.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +49.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +32.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +27.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +12.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | +98.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1957 | +49.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1958 | +32.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1959 | +27.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 72 Bangladesh 0.1% compare
- 73 Honduras 0.1% compare
- 74 Morocco 0.1% compare
- 76 Switzerland 0.1% compare
- 77 Serbia 0.1% compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 0.1% 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cambodia?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Cambodia was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1955.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Cambodia ranks 75th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).