Cambodia's forest cover fell from 61.8 % in 1994 to 43.1 % in 2023.
Cambodia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Cambodia's forest area fell from 109,153 km in 1994 to 76,013 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
16th of 213 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific
Cambodia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 26.3 % in 2013 to 39.8 % in 2025.
Cambodia's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 25.9 % in 1994 to 34.9 % in 2023.
Cambodia's arable land (% of land area) rose from 21.0 % in 1994 to 23.3 % in 2023.
Air
Cambodia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 27.1 in 1994 to 19.4 in 2023.
Water
Cambodia's water stress was 1.8 % in 2006 and 1.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
58th of 181 · 13th in East Asia & Pacific
Cambodia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 13,997 in 1993 to 7,011 in 2022.
Access
Cambodia's safe drinking water rose from 17.1 % in 2000 to 30.0 % in 2024.
Cambodia's safe sanitation rose from 7.3 % in 2002 to 51.6 % in 2024.