Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 5,737 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Cambodia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Cambodia stood at 5,737 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Cambodia peaked at 10,938 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,737 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Cambodia 77th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,938 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 10,912 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 10,886 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 10,861 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 10,835 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10,809 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 10,784 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 10,758 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 10,732 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 10,707 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 10,681 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 10,656 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 10,632 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 10,607 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10,582 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 10,558 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10,533 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 10,509 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 10,484 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10,459 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 10,435 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 10,008 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 9,582 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 9,155 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 8,729 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 8,303 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 8,105 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7,908 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 7,711 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 7,513 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7,316 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 7,000 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 6,684 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 6,369 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 6,053 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 5,737 1000 ha | -5.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 5,737 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,066 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 5,737 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,766 1000 ha, 3.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,822 1000 ha | 10,707 1000 ha | 10,938 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,570 1000 ha | 10,459 1000 ha | 10,681 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,745 1000 ha | 7,513 1000 ha | 10,435 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,526 1000 ha | 5,737 1000 ha | 7,316 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Cambodia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Cambodia was 5,737 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,938 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,737 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Cambodia ranks 77th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.