Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Cambodia
Cambodia: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age was 50.3 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Cambodia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 50.3 % for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in 2021.
The figure is down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Cambodia peaked at 72.8 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.8 %, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 22nd of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8 % | — |
| 2005 | 60 % | +455.6% |
| 2008 | 65.9 % | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 72.8 % | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 65.2 % | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 50.3 % | -22.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 50.3 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47 %, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.57 % | 10.8 % | 65.9 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 69 % | 65.2 % | 72.8 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 50.3 % | 50.3 % | 50.3 % | 1 |
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 prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Cambodia?
- Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Cambodia was 50.3 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 % in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age?
- Cambodia ranks 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
- Is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age (percent) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.