Cambodia vs Thailand: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Cambodia
1.78 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
0.9272 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
5th
Thailand rank
8th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Cambodia
- Thailand
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1.78 ha per square kilometre against 0.9272 ha per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.8528 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.9 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | 0.5878 ha per square kilometre | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 5.35 ha per square kilometre | 0.7038 ha per square kilometre | 4.65 ha per square kilometre | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 4.63 ha per square kilometre | 0.8394 ha per square kilometre | 3.79 ha per square kilometre | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | 0.8786 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Cambodia or Thailand?
- Cambodia, at 1.78 ha per square kilometre against 0.9272 ha per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Cambodia and Thailand?
- 0.8528 ha per square kilometre, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Thailand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Thailand rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cambodia ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 8th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.