Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Cambodia
Cambodia: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 598,220 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Cambodia stood at 598,220 ha.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Cambodia peaked at 652,500 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 800 ha, in 1964.
Cambodia ranks 8th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,192 ha | — |
| 1962 | 905 ha | -24.1% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 800 ha | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 1,800 ha | +125.0% |
| 1966 | 1,100 ha | -38.9% |
| 1967 | 2,100 ha | +90.9% |
| 1968 | 3,400 ha | +61.9% |
| 1969 | 2,800 ha | -17.6% |
| 1970 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,400 ha | -50.0% |
| 1972 | 1,900 ha | +35.7% |
| 1973 | 2,500 ha | +31.6% |
| 1974 | 3,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 4,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 6,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 19,000 ha | +137.5% |
| 1981 | 25,000 ha | +31.6% |
| 1982 | 12,000 ha | -52.0% |
| 1983 | 11,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 5,000 ha | -54.5% |
| 1985 | 8,000 ha | +60.0% |
| 1986 | 12,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 10,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 27,000 ha | +170.0% |
| 1989 | 10,000 ha | -63.0% |
| 1990 | 11,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16,000 ha | +45.5% |
| 1993 | 9,800 ha | -38.8% |
| 1994 | 10,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 12,410 ha | +24.1% |
| 1996 | 13,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 10,060 ha | -22.6% |
| 1998 | 8,208 ha | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 14,003 ha | +70.6% |
| 2000 | 15,380 ha | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 13,590 ha | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 19,284 ha | +41.9% |
| 2003 | 25,039 ha | +29.8% |
| 2004 | 22,507 ha | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 29,975 ha | +33.2% |
| 2006 | 96,324 ha | +221.3% |
| 2007 | 108,000 ha | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 179,945 ha | +66.6% |
| 2009 | 160,326 ha | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 202,303 ha | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 369,518 ha | +82.7% |
| 2012 | 337,065 ha | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 377,200 ha | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 515,300 ha | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 546,400 ha | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 643,000 ha | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 612,900 ha | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 650,500 ha | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 652,500 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 604,893 ha | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 572,827 ha | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 585,897 ha | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 589,266 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 598,220 ha | +1.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 598,220 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,434 ha, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 598,220 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,817 ha, 87.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +221.3% | 29,975 ha | 96,324 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,677 ha | 800 ha | 3,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,360 ha | 1,400 ha | 8,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,900 ha | 5,000 ha | 27,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,548 ha | 8,208 ha | 16,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,037 ha | 13,590 ha | 179,945 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 490,669 ha | 202,303 ha | 652,500 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 590,221 ha | 572,827 ha | 604,893 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 5 Ghana 1.08 million ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 1.64 million ha compare
- 6 Mozambique 926,390 ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 516,694 ha compare
- 7 Uganda 826,544 ha compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 295,000 ha compare
- 9 Indonesia 553,450 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32,311 ha compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 29,897 ha compare
- 10 Cameroon 466,886 ha compare
- 11 Burundi 341,757 ha compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 1.39 million ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 24,241 ha compare
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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Cambodia?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Cambodia was 598,220 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 652,500 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 ha in 1964.
- How does Cambodia rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Cambodia ranks 8th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.