Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.0035 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in 2023. 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 (sq. km), per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.0063 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 103rd out of 210 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 (sq. km), per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -28.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.005 sq. km per person | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.004 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land (sq. km), 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% | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 0.0037 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 0.0063 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 0.0063 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 0.006 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5889 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Cambodia?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Cambodia was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 103rd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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 land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.