Arable land in Cambodia
Cambodia: Arable land was 0.2365 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.2365 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Cambodia peaked at 0.521 hectares per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2365 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4719 hectares per person | 0.4164 hectares per person | 0.5094 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.317 hectares per person | 0.2671 hectares per person | 0.4056 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4127 hectares per person | 0.349 hectares per person | 0.521 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.391 hectares per person | 0.3017 hectares per person | 0.501 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2776 hectares per person | 0.2592 hectares per person | 0.2969 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.253 hectares per person | 0.2464 hectares per person | 0.2585 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | 0.2446 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 10.51 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.86 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,722 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 14.38 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Cambodia?
- Arable land in Cambodia was 0.2365 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.521 hectares per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2365 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for arable land?
- Cambodia ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.