Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia
Cambodia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
96th
of 198 countries
All-time high
26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
704,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
In 2024, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia stood at 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 144.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia peaked at 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 704,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places Cambodia 96th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 704,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 708,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1852 | 713,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 717,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 721,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 725,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 730,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 734,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 738,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 742,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 747,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 751,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 756,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 760,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 764,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 769,291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 773,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 778,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 782,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 787,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 803,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1871 | 808,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1872 | 814,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1873 | 819,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1874 | 825,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1875 | 831,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 837,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 843,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 850,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1879 | 856,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 862,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 868,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 874,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 881,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1884 | 887,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 893,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 900,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 907,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 913,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 919,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 926,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 932,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 939,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 945,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 952,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 958,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 965,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 972,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1898 | 979,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1899 | 985,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 992,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 999,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1902 | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1909 | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1911 | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1913 | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1914 | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1915 | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1918 | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1920 | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1921 | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1922 | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1933 | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1941 | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1944 | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1945 | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.5% |
| 1946 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.5% |
| 1947 | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.5% |
| 1948 | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 1949 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 1950 | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1951 | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.5% |
| 1956 | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +55.0% |
| 1970 | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -41.7% |
| 1972 | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 945,655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -16.1% |
| 1976 | 935,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 930,814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 912,344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 895,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +30.7% |
| 1981 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +53.0% |
| 1983 | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +60.7% |
| 1991 | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 4.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 5.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 6.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 7.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 8.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 8.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 9.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 9.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 12.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 14.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 16.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 22.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 25.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 25.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 25.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total 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 | +60.7% | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1969 | +55.0% | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1982 | +53.0% | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1971 | -41.7% | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1980 | +30.7% | 895,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2019 | +25.9% | 18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 723,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 704,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 742,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 767,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 747,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 787,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 829,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 803,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 856,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 890,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 862,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 919,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 955,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 926,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 985,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 992,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 895,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 93 Mozambique 27.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 94 Uganda 26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 95 Nepal 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 97 Cote d'Ivoire 24.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 99 Cameroon 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Cambodia was 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 704,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Cambodia rank for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cambodia ranks 96th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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