Brazil vs Cambodia: Annual change in forest area
Brazil
-3.26 million hectares
in 2025
Cambodia
-308,734 hectares
in 2025
Brazil rank
235th
Cambodia rank
232nd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Brazil
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports -308,734 hectares against -3.26 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 2.95 million hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 235th and Cambodia ranks 232nd of 235 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.77 million hectares | -22,379 hectares | 5.75 million hectares | Cambodia |
| 2000s | -3.78 million hectares | -19,497 hectares | 3.76 million hectares | Cambodia |
| 2010s | -2.37 million hectares | -253,757 hectares | 2.11 million hectares | Cambodia |
| 2020s | -3.15 million hectares | -289,611 hectares | 2.86 million hectares | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Brazil or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at -308,734 hectares against -3.26 million hectares in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Brazil and Cambodia?
- 2.95 million hectares, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cambodia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Cambodia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Brazil ranks 235th and Cambodia ranks 232nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.