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 70th out of 222 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.
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
- 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 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 70th out of 222 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.