Cambodia

South-Eastern Asia, Asia

CO2 emissions per person
1.24
t CO2/person/year · 2024
150th of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
-0.16
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
190th of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
19.0
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
92nd of 241 countries
19402025

Cambodia in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

-20241950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2024low 1943

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

21.9 Mt CO2/year · 2024
+1436% since 199485th highest of 215 · 2024
010201960198020002020low 1979

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

1.24 t CO2/person/year · 2024
+706% since 1994150th highest of 213 · 2024
00.511960198020002020high 2020low 1979

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

-0.16 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+0.1 °C since 1995190th highest of 193 · 2025
-2-10119401960198020002020Worldhigh 2024low 1943

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

23.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+73% since 199465th highest of 199 · 2024
010201850190019502000high 2021

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

91.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+79% since 199463rd highest of 199 · 2024
0501001501850190019502000high 1987low 1852

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

4.56 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+37% since 199487th highest of 201 · 2024
0241850190019502000high 2018

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

39.1 Mt CO2/year · 2023
+1789% since 199366th highest of 120 · 2023
020401990200020102020

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

9.86 kg CO2/person/year · 2022
-56% since 2013102nd highest of 120 · 2022
05010020142016201820202022World

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

4,591 kWh/person/year · 2023
+1839% since 1993152nd highest of 216 · 2023
02k4k19801990200020102020low 1994

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

10.6 % of electricity · 2025
+11 pp since 200030th highest of 90 · 2025
0510200020052010201520202025

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

56.6 % of electricity · 2025
+57 pp since 20007th highest of 89 · 2025
0204060200020052010201520202025high 2024

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Electric car sales

5.00 % of new cars · 2025
+4.9 pp since 202154th highest of 59 · 2025
0102020212022202320242025World

The share of newly sold cars that are electric. Norway crossed 90% in the early 2020s; most of the world is following. International Energy Agency via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

2.53 % of electricity · 2025
-91 pp since 200036th highest of 90 · 2025
050100200020052010201520202025high 2007low 2023

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

93,417 ha/year · 2024
+232% since 200140th highest of 197 · 2024
0100k200k2005201020152020high 2010

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

35.9 % of land · 2025
-26 pp since 199593rd highest of 212 · 2025
02040601990200020102020World

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

0.97 deaths/year · 2021
-100% since 200087th highest of 194 · 2021
010020030020002005201020152020low 2003

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.79 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-9.2% since 1994172nd highest of 244 · 2024
00.5200020102020low 2023

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

39.8 % of land area · 2024
+13 pp since 201315th highest of 213 · 2024
02040201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

16.1 kg/person/year · 2023
-8.9% since 1993151st highest of 176 · 2023
02040198020002020Worldhigh 1992low 1980

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

30.0 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
+1047% since 1993111th highest of 198 · 2023
0102030198020002020low 1962

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

1.50 % of territorial waters · 2024
+1.3 pp since 201393rd highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

41.1 % living in cities · 2025
+24 pp since 1995183rd highest of 236 · 2025
02040601960198020002020Worldlow 1975

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

1.04 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
+0.0 pp since 2006163rd highest of 179 · 2022
051015201020152020World

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

7,011 m³/person/year · 2022
-53% since 199258th highest of 181 · 2022
010k20k198020002020Worldhigh 1979

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

30.0 % of population · 2024
+13 pp since 2000138th highest of 159 · 2024
020406020002005201020152020World

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

1,898 mm/year · 2025
+13% since 199531st highest of 192 · 2025
01k2k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 1972low 1951

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

6.50 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
+12 pp since 199545th highest of 192 · 2025
-2002019401960198020002020Worldhigh 1972low 1951

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

51.6 % of population · 2024
+44 pp since 200284th highest of 145 · 2024
02040602005201020152020World

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

19.0 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+31% since 199892nd highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2004

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

5.48 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
+96% since 198967th highest of 168 · 2021
0501001990200020102020low 1989

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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