Cropland per person over the long-term in Cambodia
Cambodia: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.3014 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.3014 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
44th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.5134 hectares per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.2164 hectares per person
in 1880
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Cambodia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long-term in Cambodia is 0.3014 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Cambodia peaked at 0.5134 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2164 hectares per person, in 1880.
Cambodia ranks 44th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2651 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.2605 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1200 | 0.2556 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1300 | 0.2506 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1400 | 0.2453 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1500 | 0.2399 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1600 | 0.2341 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1700 | 0.2281 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1710 | 0.2275 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1720 | 0.2269 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1730 | 0.2262 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1740 | 0.2256 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1750 | 0.225 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1760 | 0.2243 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1770 | 0.2237 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1780 | 0.223 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1790 | 0.2224 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1800 | 0.2217 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1810 | 0.2211 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1820 | 0.2204 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1830 | 0.2197 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1840 | 0.2191 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1850 | 0.2184 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.2177 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.217 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.2164 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.2251 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1900 | 0.2338 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1910 | 0.2425 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1920 | 0.2512 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1930 | 0.3164 hectares per person | +26.0% |
| 1940 | 0.3817 hectares per person | +20.6% |
| 1950 | 0.447 hectares per person | +17.1% |
| 1951 | 0.453 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.4591 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4651 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.4711 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.4772 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.4832 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.4893 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.4953 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.5013 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.5134 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.5003 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4898 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.479 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4762 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4711 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4627 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4561 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4421 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4211 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4059 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2666 hectares per person | -34.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2658 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.265 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2713 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2705 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2823 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2871 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2996 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3049 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3182 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3049 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.297 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2869 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2763 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3018 hectares per person | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3264 hectares per person | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.362 hectares per person | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3995 hectares per person | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.411 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3992 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3864 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3745 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3635 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3518 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3414 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3349 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3275 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3209 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.315 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3085 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3041 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3005 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2963 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2922 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2887 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2853 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.282 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2788 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2738 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2745 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2753 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2771 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2779 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2779 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2789 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2796 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2825 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2846 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2879 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2919 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2942 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2918 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2968 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2991 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3014 hectares per person | +0.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.3014 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.177 hectares per person, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.3014 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1367 hectares per person, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term 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 | -34.3% | 0.4059 hectares per person | 0.2666 hectares per person |
| 1930 | +26.0% | 0.2512 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2651 hectares per person | 0.2651 hectares per person | 0.2651 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2605 hectares per person | 0.2605 hectares per person | 0.2605 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2556 hectares per person | 0.2556 hectares per person | 0.2556 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2506 hectares per person | 0.2506 hectares per person | 0.2506 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2453 hectares per person | 0.2453 hectares per person | 0.2453 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.2399 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.2341 hectares per person | 0.2341 hectares per person | 0.2341 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2281 hectares per person | 0.2281 hectares per person | 0.2281 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2275 hectares per person | 0.2275 hectares per person | 0.2275 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.2269 hectares per person | 0.2269 hectares per person | 0.2269 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2262 hectares per person | 0.2262 hectares per person | 0.2262 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2256 hectares per person | 0.2256 hectares per person | 0.2256 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.225 hectares per person | 0.225 hectares per person | 0.225 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.2243 hectares per person | 0.2243 hectares per person | 0.2243 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.2237 hectares per person | 0.2237 hectares per person | 0.2237 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.223 hectares per person | 0.223 hectares per person | 0.223 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2224 hectares per person | 0.2224 hectares per person | 0.2224 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2217 hectares per person | 0.2217 hectares per person | 0.2217 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.2211 hectares per person | 0.2211 hectares per person | 0.2211 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.2204 hectares per person | 0.2204 hectares per person | 0.2204 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.2197 hectares per person | 0.2197 hectares per person | 0.2197 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.2191 hectares per person | 0.2191 hectares per person | 0.2191 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.2184 hectares per person | 0.2184 hectares per person | 0.2184 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.2177 hectares per person | 0.2177 hectares per person | 0.2177 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.217 hectares per person | 0.217 hectares per person | 0.217 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.2164 hectares per person | 0.2164 hectares per person | 0.2164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.2251 hectares per person | 0.2251 hectares per person | 0.2251 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2338 hectares per person | 0.2338 hectares per person | 0.2338 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2425 hectares per person | 0.2425 hectares per person | 0.2425 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2512 hectares per person | 0.2512 hectares per person | 0.2512 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 0.3164 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.3817 hectares per person | 0.3817 hectares per person | 0.3817 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4742 hectares per person | 0.447 hectares per person | 0.5013 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4712 hectares per person | 0.4211 hectares per person | 0.5134 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2919 hectares per person | 0.265 hectares per person | 0.4059 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3284 hectares per person | 0.2763 hectares per person | 0.411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3515 hectares per person | 0.315 hectares per person | 0.3992 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.291 hectares per person | 0.2738 hectares per person | 0.3085 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2796 hectares per person | 0.2745 hectares per person | 0.2879 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2958 hectares per person | 0.2918 hectares per person | 0.3014 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Cambodia?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Cambodia was 0.3014 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5134 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2164 hectares per person in 1880.
- How does Cambodia rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Cambodia ranks 44th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.