Rice yields in Cambodia
Cambodia: Rice yields was 3.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: 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, rice yields in Cambodia stood at 3.64 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Cambodia peaked at 3.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6951 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Cambodia ranks 68th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.892 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.6951 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 rice yields in Cambodia?
- Rice yields in Cambodia was 3.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6951 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Cambodia rank for rice yields?
- Cambodia ranks 68th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.