Forest land — Share in Land area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 37.63 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Cambodia stood at 37.63 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Cambodia peaked at 62.34 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.63 %, in 2024.
That places Cambodia 98th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.77 % | 61.2 % | 62.34 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.59 % | 60.1 % | 61.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.98 % | 45.72 % | 59.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.12 % | 37.63 % | 44.62 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.83 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 269.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 451.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 24.51 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 8.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 500.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 67.32 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,120 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Cambodia?
- Forest land — share in land area in Cambodia was 37.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.34 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.63 % in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Cambodia ranks 98th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 — Share in 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.