Share of forest area within protected areas in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of forest area within protected areas was 34.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of forest area within protected areas in Cambodia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Cambodia stood at 34.8%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Cambodia peaked at 37.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 2010.
Cambodia ranks 48th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.4% | — |
| 2000 | 36.1% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 34.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 34.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.2%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 36.1% | 36.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 34.8% | 35.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 2 |
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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 share of forest area within protected areas in Cambodia?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Cambodia was 34.8% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 2010.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Cambodia ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).