Cambodia vs Tanzania: Annual change in forest area
Cambodia
-308,734 hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
-469,000 hectares
in 2025
Cambodia rank
232nd
Tanzania rank
233rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Cambodia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports -308,734 hectares against -469,000 hectares in Tanzania, a difference of 160,266 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 232nd and Tanzania ranks 233rd of 235 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -22,379 hectares | -403,000 hectares | 380,621 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2000s | -19,497 hectares | -403,000 hectares | 383,503 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2010s | -253,757 hectares | -429,400 hectares | 175,643 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2020s | -289,611 hectares | -469,000 hectares | 179,389 hectares | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Cambodia or Tanzania?
- Cambodia, at -308,734 hectares against -469,000 hectares in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Cambodia and Tanzania?
- 160,266 hectares, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Tanzania rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Cambodia ranks 232nd and Tanzania ranks 233rd 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.