Change of cereal yield vs land used in Cambodia
Cambodia: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 3.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Cambodia stood at 3.78. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Cambodia peaked at 3.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7161, in 1979.
That places Cambodia 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.13 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9178 | -18.5% |
| 1963 | 1.19 | +30.2% |
| 1964 | 1.18 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.06 | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 1.11 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 1.22 | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 1.4 | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 1.28 | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 1.59 | +24.1% |
| 1971 | 1.45 | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 1.38 | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 1.29 | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 1.15 | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 1.2 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 1.11 | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.02 | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7161 | -29.4% |
| 1980 | 1.18 | +64.8% |
| 1981 | 1.12 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.19 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 1.25 | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.28 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.24 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.37 | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 1.31 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 1.36 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.43 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.36 | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.39 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.32 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.3 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.48 | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 1.78 | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 1.8 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.76 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.78 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.93 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 2.13 | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 2.09 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.92 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 2.16 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 2.02 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 2.51 | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 2.53 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.68 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.94 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.02 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.02 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.18 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 3.21 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.1 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.09 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.27 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.44 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.51 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.42 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.44 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.57 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.68 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.76 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 3.78 | +0.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 3.78 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 3.78 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +64.8% | 0.7161 | 1.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 | 0.9178 | 1.4 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 | 0.7161 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 | 1.12 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.3 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 | 1.92 | 2.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 | 3.02 | 3.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 | 3.44 | 3.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 change of cereal yield vs land used in Cambodia?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Cambodia was 3.78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7161 in 1979.
- How does Cambodia rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Cambodia ranks 73rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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