Forest area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Forest area was 76,013 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Cambodia, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Cambodia stood at 76,013 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cambodia peaked at 110,048 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 76,013 sq. km, in 2023.
Cambodia ranks 60th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109,041 sq. km | 108,034 sq. km | 110,048 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 106,947 sq. km | 106,084 sq. km | 107,810 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,138 sq. km | 82,241 sq. km | 105,892 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,348 sq. km | 76,013 sq. km | 80,684 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 10.51 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.86 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,722 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 14.38 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Cambodia?
- Forest area in Cambodia was 76,013 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 110,048 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,013 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for forest area?
- Cambodia ranks 60th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.