Commodity driven deforestation in Cambodia
Cambodia: Commodity driven deforestation was 83,555 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83,555
Change on year
down 25.8%
World rank
21st
of 187 countries
All-time high
227,139
in 2010
All-time low
25,016
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Commodity driven deforestation in Cambodia, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 83,555 for commodity driven deforestation in 2024.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Cambodia peaked at 227,139 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25,016, in 2001.
That places Cambodia 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Commodity driven deforestation in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25,016 | — |
| 2002 | 52,029 | +108.0% |
| 2003 | 53,454 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 74,912 | +40.1% |
| 2005 | 60,716 | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 73,562 | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 71,900 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 80,588 | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 112,865 | +40.1% |
| 2010 | 227,139 | +101.2% |
| 2011 | 187,009 | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 187,555 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 184,582 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 155,918 | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 126,966 | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 169,297 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 108,582 | -35.9% |
| 2018 | 108,007 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 134,734 | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 134,889 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 136,586 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 96,906 | -29.1% |
| 2023 | 112,604 | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 83,555 | -25.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 83,555 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,953, 42.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 83,555 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,101, 75.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67,227 | 25,016 | 112,865 | 9 |
| 2010s | 158,979 | 108,007 | 227,139 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,908 | 83,555 | 136,586 | 5 |
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 commodity driven deforestation in Cambodia?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Cambodia was 83,555 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 227,139 in 2010.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,016 in 2001.
- How does Cambodia rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Cambodia ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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