Savanna — Burned Area in Cambodia

Cambodia: Savanna — Burned Area was 1.03 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.03 million ha
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
18th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1.39 million ha
in 2018
All-time low
99,970 ha
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna — Burned Area in Cambodia, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720241990: 917.0k ha1991: 917.0k ha1992: 917.0k ha1993: 917.0k ha1994: 917.0k ha1995: 917.0k ha1996: 110.2k ha1997: 100.0k ha1998: 267.7k ha1999: 296.5k ha2000: 179.0k ha2001: 968.0k ha2002: 1.0M ha2003: 1.0M ha2004: 1.2M ha2005: 522.5k ha2006: 1.1M ha2007: 1.2M ha2008: 1.1M ha2009: 1.2M ha2010: 1.1M ha2011: 1.2M ha2012: 1.1M ha2013: 989.4k ha2014: 1.0M ha2015: 1.3M ha2016: 797.4k ha2017: 1.3M ha2018: 1.4M ha2019: 1.0M ha2020: 958.1k ha2021: 1.1M ha2022: 972.3k ha2023: 933.6k ha2024: 1.0M ha

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

Annual values for Savanna — Burned Area in Cambodia, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Canada 1.52 million ha compare
  2. 16 Ghana 1.18 million ha compare
  3. 17 Paraguay 1.16 million ha compare
  4. 19 Cameroon 971,149 ha compare
  5. 20 Colombia 941,530 ha compare
  6. 21 Nigeria 750,448 ha compare

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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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Indicator
Savanna — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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