Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cambodia
Cambodia: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 5.29 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cambodia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Cambodia stood at 5.29 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Cambodia peaked at 7.87 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5663 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
Cambodia ranks 8th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.2 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 5.2 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.2 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.2 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.2 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.2 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6241 ha per square kilometre | -88.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5663 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +167.8% |
| 1999 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 2001 | 5.48 ha per square kilometre | +440.9% |
| 2002 | 5.93 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 5.69 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.08 ha per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 2.96 ha per square kilometre | -58.2% |
| 2006 | 5.99 ha per square kilometre | +102.3% |
| 2007 | 6.64 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 6.28 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.87 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 6.23 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 7.02 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 6.21 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 5.61 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 5.72 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 7.13 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 4.52 ha per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2017 | 7.59 ha per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 2018 | 7.87 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.94 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 5.43 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 6.42 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 5.51 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 5.29 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 5.29 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0118 ha per square kilometre, 446.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 5.29 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, 40658.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +440.9% | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 5.48 ha per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +167.8% | 0.5663 ha per square kilometre | 1.52 ha per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +102.3% | 2.96 ha per square kilometre | 5.99 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.56 ha per square kilometre | 0.5663 ha per square kilometre | 5.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.39 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 7.08 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 ha per square kilometre | 4.52 ha per square kilometre | 7.87 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 ha per square kilometre | 5.29 ha per square kilometre | 6.42 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 5 Central African Republic 10.99 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Guinea 9.76 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 6.09 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Uganda 4.43 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 4.19 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Paraguay 3.84 ha per square kilometre 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 savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Cambodia?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Cambodia was 5.29 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.87 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5663 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Cambodia ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — Burned Area 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.