Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Cambodia
Cambodia: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 49.51 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Cambodia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Cambodia stood at 49.51 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 742.9% on the previous year and up 636.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Cambodia peaked at 228.42 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -94.44 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Cambodia 43rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -94.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 228.42 % change on previous year | -341.9% |
| 1998 | 212.35 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1999 | -33.09 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 2000 | -16.65 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 2001 | 126.73 % change on previous year | -861.1% |
| 2002 | 84.96 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 2003 | 17.35 % change on previous year | -79.6% |
| 2004 | 16.99 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2005 | -34.62 % change on previous year | -303.7% |
| 2006 | 40.99 % change on previous year | -218.4% |
| 2007 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -103.3% |
| 2008 | -11.7 % change on previous year | +766.0% |
| 2009 | -0.9337 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 2010 | -23.28 % change on previous year | +2392.8% |
| 2011 | 49.85 % change on previous year | -314.2% |
| 2012 | -28.44 % change on previous year | -157.0% |
| 2013 | 10.49 % change on previous year | -136.9% |
| 2014 | -9.23 % change on previous year | -187.9% |
| 2015 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 2016 | -7.11 % change on previous year | -342.4% |
| 2017 | -10.94 % change on previous year | +53.9% |
| 2018 | -18.4 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 2019 | -16.34 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 11.18 % change on previous year | -168.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 2022 | -47.54 % change on previous year | -2165.9% |
| 2023 | 5.87 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 2024 | 49.51 % change on previous year | +742.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 49.51 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -47.57 % change on previous year. (38 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 49.51 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -43 % change on previous year. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -2392.8% | -0.9337 % change on previous year | -23.28 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -2165.9% | 2.3 % change on previous year | -47.54 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.81 % change on previous year | -94.44 % change on previous year | 228.42 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.18 % change on previous year | -34.62 % change on previous year | 126.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.05 % change on previous year | -28.44 % change on previous year | 49.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 % change on previous year | -47.54 % change on previous year | 49.51 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 40 Guinea 71.95 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Togo 64.38 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Bahamas 54.69 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Russian Federation 48.9 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Ghana 48.86 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.65 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 62.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Cambodia?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Cambodia was 49.51 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 228.42 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -94.44 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Cambodia rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Cambodia ranks 43rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 636.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.