Share of land area that is protected in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of land area that is protected was 39.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Cambodia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Cambodia stood at 39.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Cambodia peaked at 39.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2014.
That places Cambodia 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26.3% | — |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +52.7% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 39.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 39.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8%, 2.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.8% | 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 share of land area that is protected in Cambodia?
- Share of land area that is protected in Cambodia was 39.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2014.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Cambodia ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.