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.
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
- 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 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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