Forest fires — Burned Area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Forest fires — Burned Area was 470,662 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest fires — Burned Area in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area in Cambodia is 470,662 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 49.5% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Cambodia peaked at 1.31 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 39,642 ha, in 1996.
Cambodia ranks 12th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 712,797 ha | — |
| 1991 | 712,797 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 712,797 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 712,797 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 712,797 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 712,797 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39,642 ha | -94.4% |
| 1997 | 130,193 ha | +228.4% |
| 1998 | 406,662 ha | +212.4% |
| 1999 | 272,094 ha | -33.1% |
| 2000 | 226,790 ha | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 514,206 ha | +126.7% |
| 2002 | 951,069 ha | +85.0% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million ha | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million ha | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 853,698 ha | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million ha | +41.0% |
| 2007 | 1.19 million ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million ha | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 796,935 ha | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million ha | +49.9% |
| 2012 | 854,635 ha | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 944,328 ha | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 857,204 ha | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 882,343 ha | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 819,628 ha | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 729,962 ha | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 595,617 ha | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 498,289 ha | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 554,017 ha | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 566,765 ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 297,341 ha | -47.5% |
| 2023 | 314,806 ha | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 470,662 ha | +49.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 470,662 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,929 ha, 244.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 470,662 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.81 ha, 10994.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +228.4% | 39,642 ha | 130,193 ha |
| 1998 | +212.4% | 130,193 ha | 406,662 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 512,537 ha | 39,642 ha | 712,797 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 944,579 ha | 226,790 ha | 1.31 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 817,316 ha | 498,289 ha | 1.19 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 440,718 ha | 297,341 ha | 566,765 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 9 Canada 717,855 ha compare
- 10 Mexico 557,291 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 77,644 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,553 ha compare
- 11 India 523,649 ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 8,913 ha compare
- 13 Nepal 363,091 ha compare
- 13 Türkiye 2,750 ha compare
- 14 Thailand 362,523 ha compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 171.01 ha compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 ha compare
- 15 South Sudan 289,236 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 15 Micronesia 0 ha
- 15 Polynesia 0 ha 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 in Cambodia?
- Forest fires — burned area in Cambodia was 470,662 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,642 ha in 1996.
- How does Cambodia rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Cambodia ranks 12th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.