Share global forest in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share global forest was 0.153 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.153
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
66th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.2545
in 2000
All-time low
0.153
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Cambodia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Cambodia is 0.153, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Cambodia peaked at 0.2545 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.153, in 2025.
Cambodia ranks 66th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2534 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2535 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2536 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2537 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2538 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2539 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.254 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2541 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2542 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2544 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2545 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2542 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.254 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2538 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2535 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2533 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.253 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2528 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2525 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2523 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2521 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.244 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2359 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2278 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2197 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2116 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2071 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2026 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1981 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1936 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1891 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1819 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1747 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1675 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1602 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.153 | -4.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.153 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.153 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 5.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2539 | 0.2534 | 0.2544 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2534 | 0.2523 | 0.2545 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2193 | 0.1936 | 0.2521 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1711 | 0.153 | 0.1891 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.084 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 8.5 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 26.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Cambodia?
- Share global forest in Cambodia was 0.153 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2545 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.153 in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for share global forest?
- Cambodia ranks 66th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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