Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cambodia
Cambodia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 596,450 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cambodia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cambodia is 596,450 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cambodia peaked at 596,450 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67,290 hectares, in 1990.
Cambodia ranks 50th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67,290 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 70,552 hectares | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 73,814 hectares | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 77,076 hectares | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 80,338 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 83,600 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 86,862 hectares | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 90,124 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 93,386 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 96,648 hectares | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 99,910 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 105,372 hectares | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 110,834 hectares | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 116,296 hectares | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 121,758 hectares | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 127,220 hectares | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 132,682 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 138,144 hectares | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 143,606 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 149,068 hectares | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 154,530 hectares | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 232,478 hectares | +50.4% |
| 2012 | 310,426 hectares | +33.5% |
| 2013 | 388,374 hectares | +25.1% |
| 2014 | 466,322 hectares | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 544,270 hectares | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 547,540 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 550,810 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 554,080 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 557,350 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 560,620 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 567,786 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 574,952 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 582,118 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 589,284 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 596,450 hectares | +1.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 596,450 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,396 hectares, 5.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 596,450 hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 302,515 hectares, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 | +50.4% | 154,530 hectares | 232,478 hectares |
| 2012 | +33.5% | 232,478 hectares | 310,426 hectares |
| 2013 | +25.1% | 310,426 hectares | 388,374 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,969 hectares | 67,290 hectares | 96,648 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,489 hectares | 99,910 hectares | 149,068 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 430,618 hectares | 154,530 hectares | 557,350 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 578,535 hectares | 560,620 hectares | 596,450 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cambodia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cambodia was 596,450 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 596,450 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,290 hectares in 1990.
- How does Cambodia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Cambodia ranks 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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