Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -4.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia stood at -4.9%. 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, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia peaked at -0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 2025.
Cambodia ranks 227th of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.8% | -3.9% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.1% | -4.9% | -2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 49.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.83 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 23.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4396 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7904 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0294 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia was -4.9% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 227th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.