How have things changed?, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0526 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Cambodia, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.0526 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.0561 metric tons per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 metric tons per person, in 1980.
Cambodia ranks 31st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | +48.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0131 metric tons per person | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0149 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0079 metric tons per person | -47.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | -24.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -35.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | +157.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | +29.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0121 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.011 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0128 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0159 metric tons per person | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0161 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0132 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0118 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0127 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0252 metric tons per person | +87.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0259 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.038 metric tons per person | +46.8% |
| 2002 | 0.037 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0358 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0316 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0406 metric tons per person | +28.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0485 metric tons per person | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.045 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0447 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.049 metric tons per person | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0379 metric tons per person | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0413 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.046 metric tons per person | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0483 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0489 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0494 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.051 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0536 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0561 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0551 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.056 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0505 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0501 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0497 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0526 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0526 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 5.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0526 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +157.6% | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 0.0098 metric tons per person |
| 1999 | +87.0% | 0.0135 metric tons per person | 0.0252 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0076 metric tons per person | 0.0073 metric tons per person | 0.0079 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0113 metric tons per person | 0.0059 metric tons per person | 0.0149 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.011 metric tons per person | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 0.0128 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0146 metric tons per person | 0.0114 metric tons per person | 0.0252 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0396 metric tons per person | 0.0259 metric tons per person | 0.049 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0488 metric tons per person | 0.0379 metric tons per person | 0.0561 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0518 metric tons per person | 0.0497 metric tons per person | 0.056 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 28 Myanmar 0.0541 metric tons per person compare
- 29 Malaysia 0.0539 metric tons per person compare
- 30 Georgia 0.0533 metric tons per person compare
- 32 Ireland 0.0525 metric tons per person compare
- 33 French Polynesia 0.0522 metric tons per person compare
- 34 Suriname 0.0507 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Cambodia?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Cambodia was 0.0526 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0561 metric tons per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 metric tons per person in 1980.
- How does Cambodia rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.