Savanna fires — Emissions in Cambodia

Cambodia: Savanna fires — Emissions was 21.93 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
21.93 kt
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
28th
of 221 countries
All-time high
36.27 kt
in 1999
All-time low
13.16 kt
in 2005
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna fires — Emissions in Cambodia, 1990–2024

0102030401990200720241990: 22.9 kt1991: 22.9 kt1992: 22.9 kt1993: 22.9 kt1994: 22.9 kt1995: 22.9 kt1996: 31.3 kt1997: 22.5 kt1998: 25.3 kt1999: 36.3 kt2000: 21.2 kt2001: 19.8 kt2002: 21.8 kt2003: 22.1 kt2004: 26.7 kt2005: 13.2 kt2006: 21.6 kt2007: 23.8 kt2008: 21.7 kt2009: 24.3 kt2010: 22.1 kt2011: 24.7 kt2012: 21.4 kt2013: 21.4 kt2014: 20.1 kt2015: 26 kt2016: 19.3 kt2017: 25.4 kt2018: 26.6 kt2019: 22.7 kt2020: 20.4 kt2021: 23.1 kt2022: 18 kt2023: 19.5 kt2024: 21.9 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 21.93 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Cambodia peaked at 36.27 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.16 kt, in 2005.

That places Cambodia 28th out of 221 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 — Emissions in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) in Cambodia, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 22.93 kt
1991 22.93 kt +0.0%
1992 22.93 kt +0.0%
1993 22.93 kt +0.0%
1994 22.93 kt +0.0%
1995 22.93 kt +0.0%
1996 31.3 kt +36.5%
1997 22.47 kt -28.2%
1998 25.29 kt +12.6%
1999 36.27 kt +43.4%
2000 21.21 kt -41.5%
2001 19.81 kt -6.6%
2002 21.82 kt +10.1%
2003 22.11 kt +1.3%
2004 26.67 kt +20.6%
2005 13.16 kt -50.6%
2006 21.58 kt +63.9%
2007 23.84 kt +10.5%
2008 21.7 kt -9.0%
2009 24.27 kt +11.8%
2010 22.1 kt -8.9%
2011 24.7 kt +11.8%
2012 21.39 kt -13.4%
2013 21.38 kt -0.0%
2014 20.06 kt -6.2%
2015 26.02 kt +29.7%
2016 19.33 kt -25.7%
2017 25.38 kt +31.3%
2018 26.57 kt +4.7%
2019 22.7 kt -14.6%
2020 20.43 kt -10.0%
2021 23.05 kt +12.9%
2022 17.96 kt -22.1%
2023 19.53 kt +8.8%
2024 21.93 kt +12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.29 kt 22.47 kt 36.27 kt 10
2000s 21.62 kt 13.16 kt 26.67 kt 10
2010s 22.96 kt 19.33 kt 26.57 kt 10
2020s 20.58 kt 17.96 kt 23.05 kt 5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 25 Canada 32.89 kt compare
  2. 26 Paraguay 23.87 kt compare
  3. 27 Argentina 21.94 kt compare
  4. 29 Colombia 21.51 kt compare
  5. 30 Cameroon 20.27 kt compare
  6. 31 Uganda 17.16 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

More climate change data for Cambodia

All data for Cambodia →

Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in Cambodia?
Savanna fires — emissions in Cambodia was 21.93 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 36.27 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.16 kt in 2005.
How does Cambodia rank for savanna fires — emissions?
Cambodia ranks 28th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Savanna fires — Emissions in Cambodia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-fires-emissions-ch4-fao-tier-1/cambodia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-fires-emissions-ch4-fao-tier-1/cambodia/">Savanna fires — Emissions in Cambodia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
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
Last refreshed

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.