Greenhouse Gas Emissions Factsheet: Cambodia

This factsheet provides information on 2013 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Cambodia. Included is an overview of emissions by sector, changes in emissions over time, information on carbon intensity, as well as climate change mitigation targets and plans.

Cambodia’s total GHG emissions in 2013 were 51.67 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e), totaling 0.11 percent of global GHG emissions. Cambodia’s 2013 GHG profile was dominated by emissions from the land use change and forestry (LUCF) sector, which accounted for 47.6 percent of the country’s total emissions. Within LUCF, changes in forest land contributed 93 percent of emissions. Agriculture was the second highest emitter (36.4%) with rice cultivation and enteric fermentation from livestock contributing 74 percent of agriculture emissions. Energy, industrial processes (IP), and waste contributed 14.1 percent, 1.2 percent. and 0.7 percent of total emissions respectively.

Cambodia committed in its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to reduce its GHG emissions by 27 percent by 2030, relative to its 2010 GHG emissions, contingent upon international support. In the LUCF sector, the INDC reiterates the National Forest Programme aim to increase and maintain its forest cover at 60 percent of the total land area. This will be achieved through the reclassification of forest areas and the implementation of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade, which aims to reduce illegal logging by strengthening sustainable and legal forest management, improving governance and promoting trade in legally produced timber.

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