Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia
Cambodia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0326 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0326 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
50th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.0648 ha per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.0079 ha per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia is 0.0326 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia peaked at 0.0648 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 ha per square kilometre, in 1967.
Cambodia ranks 50th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 1963 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1979 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0623 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1983 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0533 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0421 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0481 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0404 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 0.053 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.055 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0526 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0413 ha per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0334 ha per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0323 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0323 ha per square kilometre | +67.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0326 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0781 ha per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0326 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0356 ha per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0397 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | 0.0623 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0521 ha per square kilometre | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.047 ha per square kilometre | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | 0.055 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0393 ha per square kilometre | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 47 Indonesia 0.0387 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 India 0.037 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 0.034 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0314 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Mali 0.0301 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Saint Lucia 0.0295 ha per square kilometre compare
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia was 0.0326 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0648 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 ha per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Cambodia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Cambodia ranks 50th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.