Agricultural land per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Agricultural land per capita was 0.3532 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3532 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
110th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.6315 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.3532 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land per capita in Cambodia stood at 0.3532 hectares per capita. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.6315 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3532 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 110th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6315 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.6201 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6083 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6046 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5973 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5849 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.573 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5531 hectares per capita | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5264 hectares per capita | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.515 hectares per capita | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.37 hectares per capita | -28.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3671 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3635 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3686 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3799 hectares per capita | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4156 hectares per capita | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4499 hectares per capita | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4989 hectares per capita | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5109 hectares per capita | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5096 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5015 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.493 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4773 hectares per capita | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4604 hectares per capita | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4947 hectares per capita | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5234 hectares per capita | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5642 hectares per capita | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6092 hectares per capita | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.627 hectares per capita | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6041 hectares per capita | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5867 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5565 hectares per capita | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5248 hectares per capita | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.494 hectares per capita | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4555 hectares per capita | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4236 hectares per capita | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3954 hectares per capita | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.384 hectares per capita | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3783 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3828 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3863 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3889 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3908 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3949 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3985 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3926 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3869 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.381 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3732 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3711 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.369 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3679 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.366 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3632 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3615 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3596 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3599 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.36 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3611 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.362 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3609 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3572 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3532 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.3532 hectares per capita is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4645 hectares per capita, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.3532 hectares per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1895 hectares per capita, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land 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 capita | 0.37 hectares per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5888 hectares per capita | 0.5264 hectares per capita | 0.6315 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4239 hectares per capita | 0.3635 hectares per capita | 0.515 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.526 hectares per capita | 0.4604 hectares per capita | 0.627 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4803 hectares per capita | 0.3783 hectares per capita | 0.6041 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3876 hectares per capita | 0.3732 hectares per capita | 0.3985 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3639 hectares per capita | 0.3596 hectares per capita | 0.3711 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3583 hectares per capita | 0.3532 hectares per capita | 0.362 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 107 Ghana 0.373 hectares per capita compare
- 108 Albania 0.3715 hectares per capita compare
- 109 China 0.3658 hectares per capita compare
- 111 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.3504 hectares per capita compare
- 112 Liberia 0.3501 hectares per capita compare
- 113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3494 hectares per capita compare
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)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3565 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Cambodia?
- Agricultural land per capita in Cambodia was 0.3532 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6315 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3532 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 110th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.