Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cambodia
Cambodia: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 131 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cambodia, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cambodia is 131, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cambodia peaked at 142 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27, in 1974.
Cambodia ranks 67th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 105 | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 103 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 110 | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 109 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 100 | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 94 | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 107 | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 90 | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 109 | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 87 | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 64 | -26.4% |
| 1973 | 38 | -40.6% |
| 1974 | 27 | -28.9% |
| 1975 | 42 | +55.6% |
| 1976 | 46 | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 37 | -21.3% |
| 1980 | 68 | +83.8% |
| 1981 | 62 | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 74 | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 73 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 45 | -38.4% |
| 1985 | 66 | +46.7% |
| 1986 | 69 | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 62 | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 83 | +33.9% |
| 1989 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 78 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 82 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 67 | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 87 | +29.9% |
| 1996 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 86 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 90 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 102 | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 96 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 109 | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 115 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 119 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 122 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 128 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 132 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 138 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 142 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 140 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 131 | -6.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 131 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191, 69% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 131 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.5, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 | +83.8% | 37 | 68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102 | 90 | 110 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.4 | 27 | 109 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.6 | 45 | 84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.7 | 67 | 94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.8 | 86 | 128 | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.6 | 131 | 142 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cambodia?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Cambodia was 131 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 142 in 2012.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 1974.
- How does Cambodia rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Cambodia ranks 67th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).