Waste — Emissions per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Cambodia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in Cambodia is 0.09 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.06 t CO2eq/cap, in 1994.
Cambodia ranks 184th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.09 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.09 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.17 t CO2eq/cap, 53% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.067 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.065 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.076 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.085 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 184 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Côte d'Ivoire 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Japan 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Luxembourg 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Uganda 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 184 Cote d'Ivoire 0.09 t CO2eq/cap 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 waste — emissions per capita in Cambodia?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Cambodia was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 1994.
- How does Cambodia rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 184th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.