Long run air pollution in Cambodia
Cambodia: Long run air pollution was 193,897 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
193,897
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
69th
of 220 countries
All-time high
193,897
in 2022
All-time low
371.23
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Cambodia, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Cambodia is 193,897, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Cambodia peaked at 193,897 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 371.23, in 1750.
That places Cambodia 69th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 371.23 | — |
| 1751 | 371.96 | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 372.7 | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 373.44 | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 374.18 | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 374.92 | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 375.66 | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 376.39 | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 377.13 | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 377.87 | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 378.61 | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 379.36 | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 380.11 | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 380.86 | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 381.61 | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 382.36 | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 383.11 | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 383.86 | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 384.61 | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 385.36 | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 386.11 | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 386.88 | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 387.64 | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 388.41 | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 389.17 | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 389.93 | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 390.7 | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 391.46 | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 392.22 | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 392.99 | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 393.75 | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 394.53 | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 395.3 | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 396.08 | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 396.86 | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 397.63 | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 398.41 | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 399.18 | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 399.96 | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 400.74 | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 401.51 | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 402.3 | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 403.09 | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 403.88 | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 404.67 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 405.46 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 406.25 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 407.03 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 407.82 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 408.61 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 409.4 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 410.9 | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 412.4 | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 413.9 | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 415.4 | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 416.91 | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 418.42 | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 419.92 | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 421.44 | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 422.96 | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 424.48 | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 426.02 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 427.56 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 429.1 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 430.65 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 432.2 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 433.74 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 435.29 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 436.85 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 438.41 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 439.97 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 441.49 | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 443.01 | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 444.54 | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 446.06 | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 447.6 | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 449.12 | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 450.65 | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 452.19 | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 453.73 | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 455.27 | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 457.05 | +0.4% |
| 1832 | 458.82 | +0.4% |
| 1833 | 460.61 | +0.4% |
| 1834 | 462.39 | +0.4% |
| 1835 | 464.18 | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 465.96 | +0.4% |
| 1837 | 467.75 | +0.4% |
| 1838 | 469.55 | +0.4% |
| 1839 | 471.35 | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 473.16 | +0.4% |
| 1841 | 474.99 | +0.4% |
| 1842 | 476.82 | +0.4% |
| 1843 | 478.65 | +0.4% |
| 1844 | 480.49 | +0.4% |
| 1845 | 482.32 | +0.4% |
| 1846 | 484.17 | +0.4% |
| 1847 | 486.02 | +0.4% |
| 1848 | 487.87 | +0.4% |
| 1849 | 489.73 | +0.4% |
| 1850 | 491.59 | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 494.32 | +0.6% |
| 1852 | 497.07 | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 499.82 | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 502.6 | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 505.37 | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 508.16 | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 510.97 | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 513.79 | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 516.63 | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 519.47 | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 523.5 | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 527.54 | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 531.6 | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 535.69 | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 539.78 | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 543.9 | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 548.04 | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 552.19 | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 556.37 | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 564.44 | +1.5% |
| 1871 | 570.19 | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 575.96 | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 581.77 | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 587.61 | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 593.47 | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 599.48 | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 605.53 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 611.6 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 617.73 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 623.88 | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 630.5 | +1.1% |
| 1882 | 637.17 | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 643.84 | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 650.53 | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 657.27 | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 664.06 | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 671.15 | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 690.77 | +2.9% |
| 1889 | 710.61 | +2.9% |
| 1890 | 730.69 | +2.8% |
| 1891 | 751.12 | +2.8% |
| 1892 | 771.79 | +2.8% |
| 1893 | 792.69 | +2.7% |
| 1894 | 813.79 | +2.7% |
| 1895 | 835.12 | +2.6% |
| 1896 | 856.75 | +2.6% |
| 1897 | 878.59 | +2.5% |
| 1898 | 900.6 | +2.5% |
| 1899 | 922.83 | +2.5% |
| 1900 | 945.26 | +2.4% |
| 1901 | 1,026 | +8.5% |
| 1902 | 1,108 | +8.0% |
| 1903 | 1,190 | +7.5% |
| 1904 | 1,275 | +7.1% |
| 1905 | 1,360 | +6.7% |
| 1906 | 1,466 | +7.8% |
| 1907 | 1,573 | +7.3% |
| 1908 | 1,682 | +6.9% |
| 1909 | 1,792 | +6.5% |
| 1910 | 1,903 | +6.2% |
| 1911 | 2,017 | +6.0% |
| 1912 | 2,131 | +5.7% |
| 1913 | 2,248 | +5.5% |
| 1914 | 2,365 | +5.2% |
| 1915 | 2,485 | +5.0% |
| 1916 | 2,605 | +4.9% |
| 1917 | 2,728 | +4.7% |
| 1918 | 2,852 | +4.5% |
| 1919 | 2,974 | +4.3% |
| 1920 | 3,096 | +4.1% |
| 1921 | 3,207 | +3.6% |
| 1922 | 3,362 | +4.9% |
| 1923 | 3,611 | +7.4% |
| 1924 | 3,763 | +4.2% |
| 1925 | 4,029 | +7.1% |
| 1926 | 4,194 | +4.1% |
| 1927 | 4,349 | +3.7% |
| 1928 | 4,500 | +3.5% |
| 1929 | 4,733 | +5.2% |
| 1930 | 4,769 | +0.8% |
| 1931 | 4,815 | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 4,759 | -1.2% |
| 1933 | 4,795 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 4,828 | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 4,858 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 5,086 | +4.7% |
| 1937 | 5,309 | +4.4% |
| 1938 | 5,528 | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 5,743 | +3.9% |
| 1940 | 5,954 | +3.7% |
| 1941 | 6,169 | +3.6% |
| 1942 | 6,284 | +1.9% |
| 1943 | 6,494 | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 6,703 | +3.2% |
| 1945 | 6,817 | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 7,032 | +3.1% |
| 1947 | 7,248 | +3.1% |
| 1948 | 7,368 | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 7,588 | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 7,862 | +3.6% |
| 1951 | 8,639 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | 9,432 | +9.2% |
| 1953 | 10,242 | +8.6% |
| 1954 | 11,058 | +8.0% |
| 1955 | 14,216 | +28.6% |
| 1956 | 15,589 | +9.7% |
| 1957 | 16,958 | +8.8% |
| 1958 | 18,486 | +9.0% |
| 1959 | 19,521 | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 20,702 | +6.1% |
| 1961 | 26,606 | +28.5% |
| 1962 | 27,218 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 28,933 | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 27,359 | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 27,395 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 28,223 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 28,464 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 28,773 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 46,396 | +61.2% |
| 1970 | 42,240 | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 23,560 | -44.2% |
| 1972 | 20,148 | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 18,918 | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 17,101 | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 15,626 | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 13,387 | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 12,694 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 12,120 | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 10,755 | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 17,034 | +58.4% |
| 1981 | 17,931 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 21,156 | +18.0% |
| 1983 | 22,495 | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 25,502 | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 25,202 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 26,602 | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 27,366 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 29,179 | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 30,216 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 36,958 | +22.3% |
| 1991 | 38,335 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 41,964 | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 43,475 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 44,396 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 88,531 | +99.4% |
| 1996 | 88,691 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 91,822 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 95,214 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 97,322 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 92,754 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 93,466 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 86,720 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 79,132 | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 79,563 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82,710 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 83,458 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 85,731 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 87,650 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 100,596 | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 99,546 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 104,906 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 108,765 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 110,213 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 119,604 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 130,179 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 145,745 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 150,191 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 156,619 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 187,087 | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 191,600 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 193,094 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 193,897 | +0.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 193,897 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74,017, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 193,897 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +99.4% | 44,396 | 88,531 |
| 1969 | +61.2% | 28,773 | 46,396 |
| 1980 | +58.4% | 10,755 | 17,034 |
| 1971 | -44.2% | 42,240 | 23,560 |
| 1955 | +28.6% | 11,058 | 14,216 |
| 1961 | +28.5% | 20,702 | 26,606 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 374.55 | 371.23 | 377.87 | 10 |
| 1760s | 381.99 | 378.61 | 385.36 | 10 |
| 1770s | 389.55 | 386.11 | 392.99 | 10 |
| 1780s | 397.24 | 393.75 | 400.74 | 10 |
| 1790s | 405.06 | 401.51 | 408.61 | 10 |
| 1800s | 416.16 | 409.4 | 422.96 | 10 |
| 1810s | 431.43 | 424.48 | 438.41 | 10 |
| 1820s | 446.84 | 439.97 | 453.73 | 10 |
| 1830s | 463.29 | 455.27 | 471.35 | 10 |
| 1840s | 481.42 | 473.16 | 489.73 | 10 |
| 1850s | 504.03 | 491.59 | 516.63 | 10 |
| 1860s | 537.81 | 519.47 | 556.37 | 10 |
| 1870s | 590.78 | 564.44 | 617.73 | 10 |
| 1880s | 657.98 | 623.88 | 710.61 | 10 |
| 1890s | 825.4 | 730.69 | 922.83 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,342 | 945.26 | 1,792 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2,431 | 1,903 | 2,974 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3,885 | 3,096 | 4,733 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5,049 | 4,759 | 5,743 | 10 |
| 1940s | 6,765 | 5,954 | 7,588 | 10 |
| 1950s | 13,200 | 7,862 | 19,521 | 10 |
| 1960s | 29,007 | 20,702 | 46,396 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18,655 | 10,755 | 42,240 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,268 | 17,034 | 30,216 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,671 | 36,958 | 97,322 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87,178 | 79,132 | 100,596 | 10 |
| 2010s | 131,286 | 99,546 | 187,087 | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,864 | 191,600 | 193,897 | 3 |
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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 long run air pollution in Cambodia?
- Long run air pollution in Cambodia was 193,897 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 193,897 in 2022.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 371.23 in 1750.
- How does Cambodia rank for long run air pollution?
- Cambodia ranks 69th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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