Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0823 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.0823 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.2069 ha per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0659 ha per person, in 2005.
That places Cambodia 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2062 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1978 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1874 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1765 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1646 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1518 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2056 ha per person | +35.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1379 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1444 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2069 ha per person | +43.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1198 ha per person | -42.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1011 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1098 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1105 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1317 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0659 ha per person | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1027 ha per person | +55.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1122 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0998 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1101 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0991 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1093 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0929 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0929 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0846 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1093 ha per person | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 0.082 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.102 ha per person | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1058 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0915 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0809 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0894 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0671 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0739 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0823 ha per person | +11.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0823 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 14.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0823 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 6891.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1779 ha per person | 0.1379 ha per person | 0.2069 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1063 ha per person | 0.0659 ha per person | 0.1317 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0969 ha per person | 0.082 ha per person | 0.1093 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0787 ha per person | 0.0671 ha per person | 0.0894 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 fires — burned area, per capita in Cambodia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Cambodia was 0.0823 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2069 ha per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0659 ha per person in 2005.
- How does Cambodia rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Savanna fires — 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 fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Savanna fires — 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.