Cambodia vs China
Cambodia vs China: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 1.1 tonnes in Cambodia and 9.32 tonnes in China, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 8.21 tonnes, or 8.45 times that in Cambodia.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Cambodia ranked 138 and China ranked 21 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Cambodia | China | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.1 | 9.32 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 1.09 | 9.23 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 1.07 | 8.87 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 1.09 | 8.89 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 1.11 | 8.48 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.95 | 8.39 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.76 | 8.22 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.74 | 7.88 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.67 | 7.76 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.55 | 7.79 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.46 | 7.93 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.38 | 7.89 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.38 | 7.58 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.36 | 7.4 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.36 | 6.81 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.34 | 6.25 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.29 | 5.85 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.27 | 5.71 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.22 | 5.28 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 4.78 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.18 | 4.24 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.19 | 3.71 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.17 | 3.23 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.17 | 3.01 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.16 | 2.89 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.16 | 2.75 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.17 | 2.84 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.15 | 2.79 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.15 | 2.74 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.15 | 2.79 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.06 | 2.56 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.06 | 2.45 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.06 | 2.29 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.06 | 2.22 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.06 | 2.13 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.06 | 2.12 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.06 | 2.08 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.06 | 1.97 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.06 | 1.87 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.07 | 1.79 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.06 | 1.79 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.07 | 1.67 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.06 | 1.61 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.06 | 1.56 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.06 | 1.6 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.05 | 1.65 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.05 | 1.63 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.05 | 1.47 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.04 | 1.32 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.04 | 1.29 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.05 | 1.15 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.04 | 1.15 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.03 | 1.13 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.03 | 1.09 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.03 | 1.11 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs China
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023China: 78 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024China: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023China: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017China: 3.31% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017China: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023China: 1.42 billion people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023China: -0.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023China: 1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCambodia: 41.1% in 2025China: 66.3% in 2025
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023China: 39.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023China: 14.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023China: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025China: 1.73% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025China: $335B in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025China: $237 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025China: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020China: 2.54 million people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022China: 23.41% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020China: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023China: 207 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000China: 880 million TIV in 2025