Cambodia vs Northern America: Forest fires — Burned Area
Cambodia
470,662 ha
in 2024
Northern America
1.03 million ha
in 2024
Cambodia rank
12th
Northern America rank
12th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Cambodia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1.03 million ha against 470,662 ha in Cambodia, a difference of 561,588 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.2 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
Cambodia ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 12th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Northern America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 512,537 ha | 835,760 ha | 323,223 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 944,579 ha | 392,943 ha | 551,636 ha | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 817,316 ha | 600,264 ha | 217,052 ha | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 440,718 ha | 1.34 million ha | 897,951 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Cambodia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 1.03 million ha against 470,662 ha in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Cambodia and Northern America?
- 561,588 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Northern America rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Cambodia ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 12th 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.