Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Cambodia

Cambodia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 1,513 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,513 kt
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
129th
of 232 countries
All-time high
1,513 kt
in 2023
All-time low
338.88 kt
in 1978
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Cambodia, 1961–2023

2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Cambodia stood at 1,513 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Cambodia peaked at 1,513 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 338.88 kt, in 1978.

Cambodia ranks 129th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Cambodia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 501.75 kt —
1962 500.81 kt -0.2%
1963 502.66 kt +0.4%
1964 501.98 kt -0.1%
1965 498.76 kt -0.6%
1966 495.55 kt -0.6%
1967 489.54 kt -1.2%
1968 483.25 kt -1.3%
1969 476.71 kt -1.4%
1970 482.02 kt +1.1%
1971 509.87 kt +5.8%
1972 510.39 kt +0.1%
1973 514.64 kt +0.8%
1974 513.01 kt -0.3%
1975 342.86 kt -33.2%
1976 340.09 kt -0.8%
1977 341.95 kt +0.5%
1978 338.88 kt -0.9%
1979 339.52 kt +0.2%
1980 359.93 kt +6.0%
1981 388 kt +7.8%
1982 408.92 kt +5.4%
1983 435.19 kt +6.4%
1984 459.09 kt +5.5%
1985 477.44 kt +4.0%
1986 500.71 kt +4.9%
1987 524.25 kt +4.7%
1988 544.76 kt +3.9%
1989 562.21 kt +3.2%
1990 589.11 kt +4.8%
1991 599.99 kt +1.8%
1992 608.63 kt +1.4%
1993 608.62 kt -0.0%
1994 595.92 kt -2.1%
1995 611.9 kt +2.7%
1996 634.39 kt +3.7%
1997 660.37 kt +4.1%
1998 683.81 kt +3.5%
1999 716.97 kt +4.8%
2000 744.51 kt +3.8%
2001 769.69 kt +3.4%
2002 790.84 kt +2.7%
2003 813.68 kt +2.9%
2004 840.83 kt +3.3%
2005 876.61 kt +4.3%
2006 913.7 kt +4.2%
2007 943.86 kt +3.3%
2008 963.77 kt +2.1%
2009 989.55 kt +2.7%
2010 1,018 kt +2.9%
2011 1,054 kt +3.5%
2012 1,089 kt +3.4%
2013 1,123 kt +3.1%
2014 1,163 kt +3.6%
2015 1,203 kt +3.4%
2016 1,242 kt +3.2%
2017 1,284 kt +3.3%
2018 1,321 kt +2.9%
2019 1,358 kt +2.8%
2020 1,399 kt +3.0%
2021 1,435 kt +2.6%
2022 1,476 kt +2.8%
2023 1,513 kt +2.6%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 1,513 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,655 kt, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 1,513 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 586.52 kt, 2.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1975 -33.2% 513.01 kt 342.86 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 494.56 kt 476.71 kt 502.66 kt 9
1970s 423.33 kt 338.88 kt 514.64 kt 10
1980s 466.05 kt 359.93 kt 562.21 kt 10
1990s 630.97 kt 589.11 kt 716.97 kt 10
2000s 864.7 kt 744.51 kt 989.55 kt 10
2010s 1,186 kt 1,018 kt 1,358 kt 10
2020s 1,456 kt 1,399 kt 1,513 kt 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 126 Panama 1,544 kt compare
  2. 127 El Salvador 1,539 kt compare
  3. 128 Niger 1,536 kt compare
  4. 130 Benin 1,448 kt compare
  5. 131 Malawi 1,423 kt compare
  6. 132 Nicaragua 1,414 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Cambodia?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Cambodia was 1,513 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 1,513 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 338.88 kt in 1978.
How does Cambodia rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Cambodia ranks 129th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf