Cambodia vs South Sudan: Forest area
Cambodia
6.33 million hectares
in 2025
South Sudan
7.16 million hectares
in 2025
Cambodia rank
66th
South Sudan rank
63rd
Forest area over time
- Cambodia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 7.16 million hectares against 6.33 million hectares in Cambodia, a difference of 826,830 hectares.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 66th and South Sudan ranks 63rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.90 million hectares | 7.11 million hectares | 3.80 million hectares | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 10.69 million hectares | 7.12 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 9.18 million hectares | 7.15 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 7.11 million hectares | 7.16 million hectares | 51,245 hectares | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cambodia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 7.16 million hectares against 6.33 million hectares in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cambodia and South Sudan?
- 826,830 hectares, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and South Sudan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and South Sudan rank globally for forest area?
- Cambodia ranks 66th and South Sudan ranks 63rd 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.