Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Cambodia

Cambodia: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square was 0.4059 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.4059 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.5479 kt per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.0317 kt per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Cambodia, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.033 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.033 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.033 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.033 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.033 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.033 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.033 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.033 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.033 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.033 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.033 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.032 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.032 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.032 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.032 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.032 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.032 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.032 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.032 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.032 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.032 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.548 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.548 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.548 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.548 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.548 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.253 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.253 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.253 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.253 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.253 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.406 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.406 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.406 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Cambodia stood at 0.4059 kt per square kilometre.

That represents a change of down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Cambodia peaked at 0.5479 kt per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0317 kt per square kilometre, in 2001.

Cambodia ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre in Cambodia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0329 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0329 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0329 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0329 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0329 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0329 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0329 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0329 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.0329 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0329 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.0329 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0317 kt per square kilometre -3.9%
2002 0.0317 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0317 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0317 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.0317 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0317 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0317 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0317 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0317 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0317 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.5479 kt per square kilometre +1630.7%
2012 0.5479 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.5479 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.5479 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.5479 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.2535 kt per square kilometre -53.7%
2017 0.2535 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.2535 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.2535 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.2535 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.4059 kt per square kilometre +60.1%
2022 0.4059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.4059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 0.4059 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, 371.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0329 kt per square kilometre 0.0329 kt per square kilometre 0.0329 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0318 kt per square kilometre 0.0317 kt per square kilometre 0.0329 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.3785 kt per square kilometre 0.0317 kt per square kilometre 0.5479 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.3678 kt per square kilometre 0.2535 kt per square kilometre 0.4059 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 2 Liberia 0.237 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Belize 0.1923 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Malaysia 0.1607 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Cambodia?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Cambodia was 0.4059 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5479 kt per square kilometre in 2011.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0317 kt per square kilometre in 2001.
How does Cambodia rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Cambodia ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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.

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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.