Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Cambodia

Cambodia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,997 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,997 kt
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
12th
of 214 countries
All-time high
8,186 kt
in 2004
All-time low
522 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Cambodia, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 4.7k kt1991: 4.7k kt1992: 4.7k kt1993: 4.7k kt1994: 4.7k kt1995: 4.7k kt1996: 522 kt1997: 1.7k kt1998: 5.4k kt1999: 3.6k kt2000: 3.0k kt2001: 3.2k kt2002: 6.0k kt2003: 7.0k kt2004: 8.2k kt2005: 5.3k kt2006: 7.6k kt2007: 7.4k kt2008: 6.6k kt2009: 6.5k kt2010: 5.0k kt2011: 7.5k kt2012: 5.4k kt2013: 5.9k kt2014: 5.4k kt2015: 5.6k kt2016: 5.1k kt2017: 4.6k kt2018: 3.8k kt2019: 3.1k kt2020: 3.5k kt2021: 3.6k kt2022: 1.9k kt2023: 2.0k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Cambodia stood at 1,997 kt.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Cambodia peaked at 8,186 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 522 kt, in 1996.

Cambodia ranks 12th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,958 kt 522 kt 5,355 kt 10
2000s 6,078 kt 2,986 kt 8,186 kt 10
2010s 5,138 kt 3,149 kt 7,515 kt 10
2020s 2,743 kt 1,890 kt 3,592 kt 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 9 India 3,143 kt compare
  2. 10 Thailand 3,010 kt compare
  3. 11 Russian Federation 2,638 kt compare
  4. 13 Mexico 1,907 kt compare
  5. 14 Sudan (former) 1,792 kt compare
  6. 15 Chile 1,653 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Cambodia?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Cambodia was 1,997 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 8,186 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 522 kt in 1996.
How does Cambodia rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Cambodia ranks 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf