Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0148 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cambodia, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.0148 hectares per person for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.0185 hectares per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.003 hectares per person, in 2002.
Cambodia ranks 38th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.003 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0055 hectares per person | +83.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0115 hectares per person | +108.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 hectares per person | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0117 hectares per person | +64.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 hectares per person | -30.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0082 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 hectares per person | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0145 hectares per person | +37.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 hectares per person | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 hectares per person | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -30.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0168 hectares per person | +72.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0163 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0118 hectares per person | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 0.014 hectares per person | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 hectares per person | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0153 hectares per person | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0166 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 hectares per person | -60.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 hectares per person | +92.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0154 hectares per person | +22.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0148 hectares per person | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0082 hectares per person | 0.003 hectares per person | 0.0117 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0137 hectares per person | 0.0097 hectares per person | 0.0185 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 hectares per person | 0.0066 hectares per person | 0.0166 hectares per person | 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 area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cambodia?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Cambodia was 0.0148 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0185 hectares per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Cambodia rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.