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Environment of Cambodia

Cambodia emits 0.3 metric tons per capita of CO₂. The number of road motor vehicles per 1000 inhabitants in Cambodia is 14.

Forest

Total land area of Cambodia is 181,035 km² (approx. 69,898 mi²). 93350 km² of Cambodia's territory is covered in forests. and forest land comprises 52% of all the land in the country.

Issues Cambodia faces

Currently Cambodia faces various issues, including illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries), soil erosion, in rural areas, most of the population does not have access to potable water, declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing.