Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0586 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area, per capita in Cambodia is 0.0586 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.1243 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 ha per person, in 1997.
Cambodia ranks 12th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1243 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1193 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.113 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1064 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0993 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0915 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 ha per person | -88.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0086 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0222 ha per person | +157.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0242 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0144 ha per person | -40.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0765 ha per person | +432.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0815 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.077 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0944 ha per person | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0389 ha per person | -58.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0775 ha per person | +99.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0846 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0788 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.085 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0758 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0842 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0733 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0652 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0656 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0805 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0503 ha per person | -37.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0833 ha per person | +65.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0854 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0636 ha per person | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0573 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0667 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0565 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0536 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0586 ha per person | +9.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0586 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 135.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +432.5% | 0.0144 ha per person | 0.0765 ha per person |
| 1998 | +157.0% | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0222 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0719 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.1243 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0708 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 0.0944 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0727 ha per person | 0.0503 ha per person | 0.0854 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0585 ha per person | 0.0536 ha per person | 0.0667 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Cambodia?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Cambodia was 0.0586 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1243 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 ha per person in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.