Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cambodia
Cambodia: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 31.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cambodia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cambodia stood at 31.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cambodia peaked at 31.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2014.
Cambodia ranks 26th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.9% | — |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +54.4% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 23 Seychelles 32.6% compare
- 24 Northern Mariana Islands 32.4% compare
- 25 Tanzania, United Republic of 32.3% compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.9% compare
- 28 New Zealand 30.6% compare
- 29 Netherlands 29.8% compare
More climate change data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 685.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cambodia?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Cambodia was 31.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Cambodia ranks 26th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.