Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Cambodia
Cambodia: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region was 2.10 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.10 million hectares
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
32nd
of 225 countries
All-time high
4.19 million hectares
in 2004
All-time low
1.53 million hectares
in 2022
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Cambodia, 2002–2025
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Cambodia stood at 2.10 million hectares.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Cambodia peaked at 4.19 million hectares in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million hectares, in 2022.
Cambodia ranks 32nd of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.65 million hectares | — |
| 2003 | 2.96 million hectares | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 4.19 million hectares | +41.2% |
| 2005 | 2.21 million hectares | -47.1% |
| 2006 | 3.06 million hectares | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 3.29 million hectares | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 2.86 million hectares | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 2.97 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.59 million hectares | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 3.22 million hectares | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 2.84 million hectares | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.58 million hectares | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.42 million hectares | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 3.41 million hectares | +41.0% |
| 2016 | 2.40 million hectares | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 2.71 million hectares | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 2.95 million hectares | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 2.37 million hectares | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million hectares | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 2.25 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.53 million hectares | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 1.80 million hectares | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 2.17 million hectares | +20.7% |
| 2025 | 2.10 million hectares | -3.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.10 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 283,554 hectares, 7.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.10 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 665.44 hectares, 3150.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.02 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 4.19 million hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.75 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.00 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Cambodia?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Cambodia was 2.10 million hectares in 2025, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 million hectares in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million hectares in 2022.
- How does Cambodia rank for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cambodia ranks 32nd out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires by region rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.