Outdoor air pollution exposure in Cambodia
Cambodia: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 19 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
92nd
of 241 countries
All-time high
20
in 2004
All-time low
14.5
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Cambodia, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 19 for outdoor air pollution exposure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Cambodia peaked at 20 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.5, in 1998.
Cambodia ranks 92nd of 241 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.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.5 | — |
| 1999 | 14.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.9 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 14.9 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 16.9 | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 17.8 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 20 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 19.8 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 17.7 | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 18.3 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 18.1 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 16.3 | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 17.5 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 18.4 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 15.8 | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 18.6 | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 17.7 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 16.1 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 16.4 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 14.8 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 19.5 | +31.8% |
| 2019 | 18.3 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 19.7 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 18 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 19.8 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 19 | -4.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.7, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 19 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.9, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.57 | 14.9 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.31 | 14.8 | 19.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.04 | 18 | 19.8 | 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 outdoor air pollution exposure in Cambodia?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Cambodia was 19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2004.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 in 1998.
- How does Cambodia rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Cambodia ranks 92nd out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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