Corn: Yield gap in Cambodia
Cambodia: Corn: Yield gap was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 tonnes per hectare
World rank
91st
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.76 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
All-time low
0 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Corn: Yield gap in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Cambodia stood at 0 tonnes per hectare. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Cambodia peaked at 1.76 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2009.
That places Cambodia 91st out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Corn: Yield gap in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +63.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0928 tonnes per hectare | -94.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5198 tonnes per hectare | +460.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3247 tonnes per hectare | -37.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2602 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1569 tonnes per hectare | -39.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0887 tonnes per hectare | -43.5% |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2266 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2014 | 0.3547 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2015 | 0.6402 tonnes per hectare | +80.5% |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2024 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare. (31 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0935 tonnes per hectare. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5388 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1222 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0.6402 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 corn: yield gap in Cambodia?
- Corn: yield gap in Cambodia was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- How does Cambodia rank for corn: yield gap?
- Cambodia ranks 91st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.