Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Cambodia
Cambodia: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 94.24 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Cambodia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cambodia stood at 94.24 t per square kilometre.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cambodia peaked at 386.29 t per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.15 t per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Cambodia 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 211.73 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 211.73 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 211.73 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 211.73 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 211.73 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 211.73 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.15 t per square kilometre | -94.3% |
| 1997 | 39.9 t per square kilometre | +228.4% |
| 1998 | 124.63 t per square kilometre | +212.4% |
| 1999 | 83.39 t per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2000 | 69.51 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 151.94 t per square kilometre | +118.6% |
| 2002 | 281.45 t per square kilometre | +85.2% |
| 2003 | 330.4 t per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 386.29 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 250.67 t per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2006 | 356.76 t per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 2007 | 351.34 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 310.38 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 307.91 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 236.24 t per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 354.61 t per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 253.41 t per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2013 | 278.76 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 254.28 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 262.19 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 241.71 t per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 217.58 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 177.32 t per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 148.6 t per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 164.9 t per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 169.5 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 89.17 t per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 2023 | 94.24 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 94.24 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 t per square kilometre, 93.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 94.24 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0006 t per square kilometre, 166296.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square 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% | 12.15 t per square kilometre | 39.9 t per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +212.4% | 39.9 t per square kilometre | 124.63 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153.05 t per square kilometre | 12.15 t per square kilometre | 211.73 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 279.66 t per square kilometre | 69.51 t per square kilometre | 386.29 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 242.47 t per square kilometre | 148.6 t per square kilometre | 354.61 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.45 t per square kilometre | 89.17 t per square kilometre | 169.5 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cambodia?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Cambodia was 94.24 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 386.29 t per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.15 t per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Cambodia rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Cambodia ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.