Sugar cane yields in Cambodia
Cambodia: Sugar cane yields was 35.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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 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 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.