Savanna — Burned Area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Savanna — Burned Area was 1.03 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1.03 million ha for savanna — burned area in 2024.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area in Cambodia peaked at 1.39 million ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99,970 ha, in 1997.
Cambodia ranks 18th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 917,027 ha | — |
| 1991 | 917,027 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 917,027 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 917,027 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 917,027 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 917,027 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 110,167 ha | -88.0% |
| 1997 | 99,970 ha | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 267,743 ha | +167.8% |
| 1999 | 296,515 ha | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 178,966 ha | -39.6% |
| 2001 | 968,025 ha | +440.9% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million ha | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million ha | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.25 million ha | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 522,513 ha | -58.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million ha | +102.3% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million ha | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million ha | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million ha | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million ha | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 1.24 million ha | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million ha | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 989,448 ha | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million ha | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 797,406 ha | -36.6% |
| 2017 | 1.34 million ha | +68.0% |
| 2018 | 1.39 million ha | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million ha | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 958,099 ha | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 1.13 million ha | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 972,279 ha | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 933,639 ha | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million ha | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 627,656 ha | 99,970 ha | 917,027 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 952,061 ha | 178,966 ha | 1.25 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million ha | 797,406 ha | 1.39 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million ha | 933,639 ha | 1.13 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More climate change data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 685.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burned area in Cambodia?
- Savanna — burned area in Cambodia was 1.03 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burned area recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,970 ha in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for savanna — burned area?
- Cambodia ranks 18th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna — 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.