Arable land in Cambodia
Cambodia: Arable land was 4.12 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Cambodia stood at 4.12 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Cambodia peaked at 4.12 million hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.80 million hectares, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.86 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.95 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 3.69 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.70 million hectares | 3.69 million hectares | 3.72 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.70 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | 3.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 million hectares | 3.75 million hectares | 4.06 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.11 million hectares | 4.09 million hectares | 4.12 million hectares | 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 4.12 million hectares 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 4.12 million hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.80 million hectares in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for arable land?
- Cambodia ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.