Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cambodia
Cambodia: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 3.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cambodia is 3.78 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cambodia peaked at 3.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7161 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Cambodia ranks 73rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.9178 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.7161 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2025)
- Rural population 10.51 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.86 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cambodia?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Cambodia was 3.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7161 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Cambodia rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Cambodia ranks 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.