Other forest — Burned Area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Other forest — Burned Area was 158,270 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 158,270 ha for other forest — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 47.7% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Cambodia peaked at 662,620 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26,524 ha, in 1996.
That places Cambodia 9th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 341,613 ha | — |
| 1991 | 341,613 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 341,613 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 341,613 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 341,613 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 341,613 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 26,524 ha | -92.2% |
| 1997 | 46,434 ha | +75.1% |
| 1998 | 218,056 ha | +369.6% |
| 1999 | 160,817 ha | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 144,059 ha | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 269,692 ha | +87.2% |
| 2002 | 478,898 ha | +77.6% |
| 2003 | 555,652 ha | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 662,620 ha | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 523,468 ha | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 579,288 ha | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 600,158 ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 522,700 ha | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 497,468 ha | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 381,791 ha | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 543,827 ha | +42.4% |
| 2012 | 406,558 ha | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 508,502 ha | +25.1% |
| 2014 | 402,711 ha | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 392,612 ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 453,026 ha | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 292,919 ha | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 249,482 ha | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 196,292 ha | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 233,780 ha | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 200,529 ha | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 93,498 ha | -53.4% |
| 2023 | 107,160 ha | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 158,270 ha | +47.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +369.6% | 46,434 ha | 218,056 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 250,151 ha | 26,524 ha | 341,613 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 483,400 ha | 144,059 ha | 662,620 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 382,772 ha | 196,292 ha | 543,827 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,647 ha | 93,498 ha | 233,780 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 94,282 ha compare
- 6 India 338,533 ha compare
- 7 Myanmar 293,283 ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 49,582 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36,098 ha compare
- 8 Zambia 272,726 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 22,209 ha compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,553 ha compare
- 10 Thailand 136,117 ha compare
- 11 Ethiopia 124,638 ha compare
- 12 Paraguay 123,991 ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 2,750 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 other forest — burned area in Cambodia?
- Other forest — burned area in Cambodia was 158,270 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 662,620 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,524 ha in 1996.
- How does Cambodia rank for other forest — burned area?
- Cambodia ranks 9th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.