Cambodia vs India: Other forest — Burned Area
Cambodia
158,270 ha
in 2024
India
338,533 ha
in 2024
Cambodia rank
9th
India rank
6th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Cambodia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 338,533 ha against 158,270 ha in Cambodia, a difference of 180,263 ha.
That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Cambodia ranks 9th and India ranks 6th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 250,151 ha | 348,325 ha | 98,174 ha | India |
| 2000s | 483,400 ha | 423,818 ha | 59,582 ha | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 382,772 ha | 752,308 ha | 369,536 ha | India |
| 2020s | 158,647 ha | 604,829 ha | 446,182 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Cambodia or India?
- India, at 338,533 ha against 158,270 ha in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Cambodia and India?
- 180,263 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 other forest — burned area?
- Cambodia ranks 9th and India ranks 6th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — 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.