Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Cambodia
Cambodia: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production was 14.34 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — production in Cambodia is 14.34 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production in Cambodia peaked at 14.34 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35,600 t, in 1966.
Cambodia ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,800 t | — |
| 1962 | 43,752 t | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 46,800 t | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 49,300 t | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 55,200 t | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 35,600 t | -35.5% |
| 1967 | 39,800 t | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 59,900 t | +50.5% |
| 1969 | 52,900 t | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 57,300 t | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 36,700 t | -36.0% |
| 1972 | 46,200 t | +25.9% |
| 1973 | 50,200 t | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 54,000 t | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 58,000 t | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 68,500 t | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 74,800 t | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 87,800 t | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 87,000 t | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 202,000 t | +132.2% |
| 1981 | 246,000 t | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 113,000 t | -54.1% |
| 1983 | 116,000 t | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 53,500 t | -53.9% |
| 1985 | 41,000 t | -23.4% |
| 1986 | 99,000 t | +141.5% |
| 1987 | 75,000 t | -24.2% |
| 1988 | 356,000 t | +374.7% |
| 1989 | 101,000 t | -71.6% |
| 1990 | 105,000 t | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 110,000 t | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 226,000 t | +105.5% |
| 1993 | 116,302 t | -48.5% |
| 1994 | 119,000 t | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 140,173 t | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 127,688 t | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 127,325 t | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 119,010 t | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 284,028 t | +138.7% |
| 2000 | 201,941 t | -28.9% |
| 2001 | 194,380 t | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 180,544 t | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 392,794 t | +117.6% |
| 2004 | 425,128 t | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 602,765 t | +41.8% |
| 2006 | 2.26 million t | +274.4% |
| 2007 | 2.28 million t | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.75 million t | +64.1% |
| 2009 | 3.61 million t | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.36 million t | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 8.12 million t | +86.1% |
| 2012 | 7.70 million t | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 8.02 million t | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 12.04 million t | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 13.38 million t | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 14.24 million t | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 13.90 million t | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 13.83 million t | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.61 million t | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 13.68 million t | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 13.68 million t | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.78 million t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.99 million t | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 14.34 million t | +2.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 14.34 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 million t, 9.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 14.34 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 231,181 t, 62.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +374.7% | 75,000 t | 356,000 t |
| 2006 | +274.4% | 602,765 t | 2.26 million t |
| 1986 | +141.5% | 41,000 t | 99,000 t |
| 1999 | +138.7% | 119,010 t | 284,028 t |
| 1980 | +132.2% | 87,000 t | 202,000 t |
| 2003 | +117.6% | 180,544 t | 392,794 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,561 t | 35,600 t | 59,900 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 62,050 t | 36,700 t | 87,800 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 140,250 t | 41,000 t | 356,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 147,453 t | 105,000 t | 284,028 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 million t | 180,544 t | 3.75 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.92 million t | 4.36 million t | 14.24 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.90 million t | 13.68 million t | 14.34 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 11 Russian Federation 18.45 million t compare
- 11 Melanesia 2.43 million t compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.65 million t compare
- 12 Malawi 15.72 million t compare
- 13 Angola 14.58 million t compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.20 million t compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 989,657 t compare
- 15 Germany 12.70 million t compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 671,811 t compare
- 16 Bangladesh 10.90 million t compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 135,372 t compare
- 17 Cameroon 10.20 million t compare
- 17 Polynesia 55,054 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2724 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3565 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — production in Cambodia?
- Roots and tubers, total — production in Cambodia was 14.34 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.34 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,600 t in 1966.
- How does Cambodia rank for roots and tubers, total — production?
- Cambodia ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — production rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.