Sugar cane yields in Cambodia
Cambodia: Sugar cane yields was 35.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
35.12 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
84th
of 110 countries
All-time high
99 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
All-time low
17.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane 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, sugar cane yields in Cambodia stood at 35.12 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Cambodia peaked at 99 tonnes per hectare in 1967 and was at its lowest, 17.08 tonnes per hectare, in 2006.
That places Cambodia 84th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.29 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 62.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 67.5 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 72.5 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 71.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 71.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 99 tonnes per hectare | +39.1% |
| 1968 | 70.63 tonnes per hectare | -28.7% |
| 1969 | 70.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 70.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 71.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 53.41 tonnes per hectare | -24.9% |
| 1973 | 56.41 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 55.26 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 52.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 51.28 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 55.71 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 55 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 52.27 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -61.7% |
| 1981 | 28 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
| 1982 | 30 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 33.33 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 27.14 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1985 | 21.12 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 1986 | 22 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 23.43 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 19.71 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 34.86 tonnes per hectare | +76.8% |
| 1990 | 43 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 24.17 tonnes per hectare | -43.8% |
| 1992 | 23.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 22.46 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 31.29 tonnes per hectare | +39.3% |
| 1995 | 27.29 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 24.4 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 23.34 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 19.19 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 19.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.95 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 21.91 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 22.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 20.41 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 19.34 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 19.72 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 17.08 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 27.43 tonnes per hectare | +60.6% |
| 2008 | 28.97 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 25.87 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 21.41 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 21.24 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 20.6 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 26.72 tonnes per hectare | +29.8% |
| 2014 | 32.51 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 36.94 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 35.05 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 32.95 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 34.59 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 36.37 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 34.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 35.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 35.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 34.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 35.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 35.12 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 59% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 35.12 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.36 tonnes per hectare, 71% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +76.8% | 19.71 tonnes per hectare | 34.86 tonnes per hectare |
| 1980 | -61.7% | 52.27 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare |
| 2007 | +60.6% | 17.08 tonnes per hectare | 27.43 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.7 tonnes per hectare | 60.29 tonnes per hectare | 99 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.39 tonnes per hectare | 51.28 tonnes per hectare | 71.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.96 tonnes per hectare | 19.71 tonnes per hectare | 34.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.79 tonnes per hectare | 19.09 tonnes per hectare | 43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.49 tonnes per hectare | 17.08 tonnes per hectare | 28.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.84 tonnes per hectare | 20.6 tonnes per hectare | 36.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.99 tonnes per hectare | 34.5 tonnes per hectare | 35.29 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 sugar cane yields in Cambodia?
- Sugar cane yields in Cambodia was 35.12 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.08 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- How does Cambodia rank for sugar cane yields?
- Cambodia ranks 84th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.