Arable land in Cambodia
Cambodia: Arable land was 0.2365 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.2365 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Cambodia peaked at 0.521 hectares per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2365 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5094 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5002 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4894 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4877 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4776 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4676 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4582 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4407 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4164 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4056 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2719 hectares per person | -33.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2697 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2671 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2727 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2811 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3097 hectares per person | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3352 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3742 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3832 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3846 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3785 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3734 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3619 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.349 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3806 hectares per person | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4136 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4575 hectares per person | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5065 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.521 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.501 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4813 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4561 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4313 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4005 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3693 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3426 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3198 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3068 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3017 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2969 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2923 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2878 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2835 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2794 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2753 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2713 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2673 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2633 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2592 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2585 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2578 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2578 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2559 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2541 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2523 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2505 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2489 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2477 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2464 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2446 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2427 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2395 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2365 hectares per person | -1.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.2365 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1272 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.2365 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0406 hectares per person, 5.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land 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 | -33.0% | 0.4056 hectares per person | 0.2719 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4719 hectares per person | 0.4164 hectares per person | 0.5094 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.317 hectares per person | 0.2671 hectares per person | 0.4056 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4127 hectares per person | 0.349 hectares per person | 0.521 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.391 hectares per person | 0.3017 hectares per person | 0.501 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2776 hectares per person | 0.2592 hectares per person | 0.2969 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.253 hectares per person | 0.2464 hectares per person | 0.2585 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | 0.2446 hectares 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 arable land in Cambodia?
- Arable land in Cambodia was 0.2365 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.521 hectares per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2365 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for arable land?
- Cambodia ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.