Terrestrial protected areas in Cambodia
Cambodia: Terrestrial protected areas was 39.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Cambodia stood at 39.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Cambodia peaked at 39.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2014.
That places Cambodia 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26.3% | — |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +52.7% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.8% | 6 |
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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 protected areas in Cambodia?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Cambodia was 39.8% 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 protected areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Cambodia ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.