Human caused air pollution exposure in Cambodia
Cambodia: Human caused air pollution exposure was 17.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.56
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
74th
of 240 countries
All-time high
18.65
in 2004
All-time low
13.29
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Cambodia, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Cambodia is 17.56, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Cambodia peaked at 18.65 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.29, in 1999.
Cambodia ranks 74th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.76 | — |
| 1999 | 13.29 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 14.52 | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 13.47 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 15.31 | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 16.6 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 18.65 | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 18.29 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 16.1 | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 16.95 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 16.67 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 14.88 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 16.32 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 16.98 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 14.4 | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 17.11 | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 16.16 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 14.85 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 14.79 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.38 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 17.4 | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 16.65 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 18.09 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 17.12 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 16.59 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 18.29 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 17.56 | -4.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 17.56 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 17.56 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.49, 3.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.52 | 13.29 | 13.76 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.14 | 13.47 | 18.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8 | 13.38 | 17.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.53 | 16.59 | 18.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.084 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5487 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.288 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.929 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 8.5 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 26.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Cambodia?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Cambodia was 17.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.65 in 2004.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.29 in 1999.
- How does Cambodia rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Cambodia ranks 74th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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