Cambodia vs Myanmar: Annual change in forest area
Cambodia
-308,734 hectares
in 2025
Myanmar
-289,712 hectares
in 2025
Cambodia rank
232nd
Myanmar rank
230th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Cambodia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports -289,712 hectares against -308,734 hectares in Cambodia, a difference of 19,022 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 232nd and Myanmar ranks 230th of 235 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -22,379 hectares | -435,037 hectares | 412,658 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2000s | -19,497 hectares | -351,944 hectares | 332,446 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2010s | -253,757 hectares | -295,012 hectares | 41,255 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2020s | -289,611 hectares | -289,712 hectares | 101 hectares | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Cambodia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at -289,712 hectares against -308,734 hectares in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Cambodia and Myanmar?
- 19,022 hectares, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Myanmar rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Cambodia ranks 232nd and Myanmar ranks 230th 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.