Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0267 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Cambodia stood at 0.0267 ha per person.
The figure is up 47.7% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.0986 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 ha per person, in 1996.
Cambodia ranks 7th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0967 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0927 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0879 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0827 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0771 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0711 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 ha per person | -94.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 ha per person | +206.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0337 ha per person | +199.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0222 ha per person | -34.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0182 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0406 ha per person | +123.2% |
| 2002 | 0.074 ha per person | +82.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0855 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0986 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0635 ha per person | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0883 ha per person | +38.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0858 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0746 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0728 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.055 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0811 ha per person | +47.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0572 ha per person | -29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0622 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0557 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0565 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0517 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0454 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0366 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0302 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0331 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0334 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0173 ha per person | -48.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0181 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0267 ha per person | +47.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0267 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 125.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0267 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 1732.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +206.6% | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person |
| 1998 | +199.7% | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0337 ha per person |
| 2001 | +123.2% | 0.0182 ha per person | 0.0406 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0579 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0967 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0702 ha per person | 0.0182 ha per person | 0.0986 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0532 ha per person | 0.0302 ha per person | 0.0811 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0257 ha per person | 0.0173 ha per person | 0.0334 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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, per capita in Cambodia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Cambodia was 0.0267 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0986 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Cambodia rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.