Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.3565 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cambodia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cambodia is 0.3565 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.6455 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3555 hectares per person, in 2022.
Cambodia ranks 96th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6455 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6315 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6201 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6083 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6046 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5973 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5849 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.573 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5531 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5264 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.515 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.37 hectares per person | -28.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3671 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3635 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3686 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3799 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4156 hectares per person | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4499 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4989 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5109 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5096 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5015 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.493 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4773 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4604 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4947 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5234 hectares per person | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5642 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6092 hectares per person | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.627 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6041 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5867 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5565 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5248 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.494 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4555 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4236 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3954 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.384 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3783 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3828 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3863 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3889 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3908 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3949 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3985 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3926 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3869 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.381 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3732 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3711 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.369 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3679 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.366 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3632 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3615 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3596 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3599 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.36 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3611 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.362 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3607 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3555 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3573 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3568 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3565 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -28.1% | 0.515 hectares per person | 0.37 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5945 hectares per person | 0.5264 hectares per person | 0.6455 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4239 hectares per person | 0.3635 hectares per person | 0.515 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.526 hectares per person | 0.4604 hectares per person | 0.627 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4803 hectares per person | 0.3783 hectares per person | 0.6041 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3876 hectares per person | 0.3732 hectares per person | 0.3985 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3639 hectares per person | 0.3596 hectares per person | 0.3711 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3581 hectares per person | 0.3555 hectares per person | 0.362 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2724 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cambodia?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Cambodia was 0.3565 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6455 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3555 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Cambodia rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 96th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – 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
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.