Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cambodia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cambodia is 0.3%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cambodia peaked at 0.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1997.
That places Cambodia 57th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 9.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cambodia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Cambodia was 0.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Cambodia ranks 57th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.