Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Cambodia
Cambodia: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 99.58 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Cambodia stood at 99.58 animals per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Cambodia peaked at 129.73 animals per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.41 animals per square kilometre, in 1963.
Cambodia ranks 150th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.69 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 19.83 animals per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 18.41 animals per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 22.09 animals per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 26.63 animals per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1966 | 26.63 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 26.06 animals per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 30.31 animals per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1969 | 32.57 animals per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 33.14 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 33.57 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 34.84 animals per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 35.69 animals per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 35.27 animals per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 34.84 animals per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 33.99 animals per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 36.54 animals per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 33.99 animals per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 30.59 animals per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 20.96 animals per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 1981 | 24.36 animals per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 40.62 animals per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1983 | 39.09 animals per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 46.14 animals per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 54.38 animals per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 62.32 animals per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 60.9 animals per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 78.74 animals per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1989 | 74.07 animals per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 69.4 animals per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 75.06 animals per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 84.13 animals per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 90.92 animals per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 84.98 animals per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 84.98 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 96.31 animals per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 101.97 animals per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 105.94 animals per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 109.9 animals per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 110.47 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 113.3 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 107.68 animals per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 103.39 animals per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 103.67 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.44 animals per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 97.44 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 101.97 animals per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 107.64 animals per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 129.73 animals per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 110.47 animals per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 107.64 animals per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 107.64 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.14 animals per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 98.57 animals per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.14 animals per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 97.46 animals per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 99.03 animals per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 99.29 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.35 animals per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.12 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 99.61 animals per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.27 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.43 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.58 animals per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 99.58 animals per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 233.96 animals per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 99.58 animals per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 637.5 animals per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +66.7% | 24.36 animals per square kilometre | 40.62 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.58 animals per square kilometre | 18.41 animals per square kilometre | 32.57 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.25 animals per square kilometre | 30.59 animals per square kilometre | 36.54 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.16 animals per square kilometre | 20.96 animals per square kilometre | 78.74 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.36 animals per square kilometre | 69.4 animals per square kilometre | 109.9 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.27 animals per square kilometre | 97.44 animals per square kilometre | 129.73 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.37 animals per square kilometre | 95.14 animals per square kilometre | 110.47 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6 animals per square kilometre | 99.27 animals per square kilometre | 100.12 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 147 Madagascar 115.08 animals per square kilometre compare
- 148 Tanzania 114.49 animals per square kilometre compare
- 149 North Macedonia 99.92 animals per square kilometre compare
- 151 Australia 96.38 animals per square kilometre compare
- 152 Mozambique 95.94 animals per square kilometre compare
- 153 Canada 91.8 animals per square kilometre compare
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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Cambodia?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Cambodia was 99.58 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 129.73 animals per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.41 animals per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Cambodia rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Cambodia ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.