Cambodia vs India: Forest fires — Burned Area
Cambodia
470,662 ha
in 2024
India
523,649 ha
in 2024
Cambodia rank
12th
India rank
11th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Cambodia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 523,649 ha against 470,662 ha in Cambodia, a difference of 52,987 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 12th and India ranks 11th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 512,537 ha | 485,055 ha | 27,482 ha | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 944,579 ha | 602,353 ha | 342,226 ha | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 817,316 ha | 988,515 ha | 171,199 ha | India |
| 2020s | 440,718 ha | 781,081 ha | 340,363 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Cambodia or India?
- India, at 523,649 ha against 470,662 ha in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Cambodia and India?
- 52,987 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and India rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Cambodia ranks 12th and India ranks 11th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.