Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cambodia
Cambodia: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 51.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 51.0% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cambodia peaked at 51.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 84th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.2% | — |
| 2001 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 51.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 51.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.1%, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 41.2% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 81 Cook Islands 52.1% compare
- 82 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51.7% compare
- 83 Peru 51.2% compare
- 85 Costa Rica 50.9% compare
- 86 Oman 50.8% compare
- 87 Ecuador 50.7% compare
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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cambodia?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cambodia was 51.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Cambodia ranks 84th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).