Corn: Yield gap in Cambodia
Cambodia: Corn: Yield gap was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 88 Senegal 0.1155 tonnes per hectare compare
- 89 Greece 0.1062 tonnes per hectare compare
- 90 Belize 0.0601 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Austria 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Bangladesh 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Brazil 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Canada 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Chile 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Germany 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 India 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Indonesia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Italy 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 New Zealand 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Pakistan 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Panama 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Portugal 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Saudi Arabia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Spain 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Suriname 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Switzerland 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Tajikistan 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Thailand 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Turkey 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 United States 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Venezuela 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Vietnam 0 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2025)
- Rural population 10.51 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.86 million hectares (2023)
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.