Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 23.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 23.3% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cambodia peaked at 23.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1971.
Cambodia ranks 45th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.1% | — |
| 1962 | 16.1% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16.4% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 16.1% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 15.6% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 15.3% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | -33.2% |
| 1972 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10.5% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10.8% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11.0% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.5% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 14.7% | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 17.0% | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2% | 15.6% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 10.2% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 11.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 20.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.2% | 23.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cambodia?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Cambodia was 23.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Cambodia ranks 45th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.