Forest land — Area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Forest land — Area was 6,333 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Cambodia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Cambodia stood at 6,333 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Cambodia peaked at 11,005 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,333 1000 ha, in 2025.
Cambodia ranks 76th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,005 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 10,982 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 10,960 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 10,938 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 10,915 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10,893 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 10,870 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 10,848 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 10,826 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 10,803 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 10,781 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 10,762 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 10,743 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 10,724 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10,704 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 10,685 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10,666 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 10,647 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 10,628 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10,608 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 10,589 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 10,241 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 9,892 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 9,544 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 9,195 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 8,847 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 8,653 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8,459 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 8,265 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8,071 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 7,877 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 7,568 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 7,259 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 6,951 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 6,642 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 6,333 1000 ha | -4.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 6,333 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 6,333 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 5.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,904 1000 ha | 10,803 1000 ha | 11,005 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,695 1000 ha | 10,608 1000 ha | 10,781 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,176 1000 ha | 8,071 1000 ha | 10,589 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,105 1000 ha | 6,333 1000 ha | 7,877 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Cambodia?
- Forest land — area in Cambodia was 6,333 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,005 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,333 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for forest land — area?
- Cambodia ranks 76th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.