Change forest area share total in Cambodia
Cambodia: Change forest area share total was -4.87 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded -4.87 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Cambodia peaked at -0.1782 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -4.87, in 2025.
Cambodia ranks 228th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.2038 | — |
| 1992 | -0.2042 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2046 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | -0.205 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | -0.2054 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | -0.2059 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2063 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.2067 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.2071 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2076 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1782 | -14.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1785 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.1788 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1792 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1795 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1798 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1801 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.1804 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | -0.1808 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -0.1811 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | -3.4 | +1779.0% |
| 2012 | -3.52 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | -3.65 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | -3.79 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | -3.94 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | -2.24 | -43.1% |
| 2017 | -2.29 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | -2.35 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | -2.4 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | -2.46 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | -4.08 | +65.6% |
| 2022 | -4.25 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | -4.44 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | -4.65 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | -4.87 | +4.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's -4.87 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 167.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1779.0% | -0.1811 | -3.4 |
| 2021 | -65.6% | -2.46 | -4.08 |
| 2016 | +43.1% | -3.94 | -2.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2055 | -0.2071 | -0.2038 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1823 | -0.2076 | -0.1782 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.78 | -3.94 | -0.1811 | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.13 | -4.87 | -2.46 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.084 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5487 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.288 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.929 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 8.5 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 26.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Cambodia?
- Change forest area share total in Cambodia was -4.87 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1782 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.87 in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for change forest area share total?
- Cambodia ranks 228th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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