What is land area in Cambodia?

Land area in Cambodia was 176,520 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Cambodia?

The highest recorded value was 176,520 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Cambodia?

The lowest recorded value was 176,520 sq. km in 1961.

How does Cambodia rank for land area?

Cambodia ranks 89th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Cambodia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Cambodia data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Cambodia

Name: Land area in Cambodia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Cambodia: Land area was 176,520 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

176,520 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

89th

of 216 countries

All-time high

176,520 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

176,520 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Cambodia, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Cambodia stood at 176,520 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Cambodia peaked at 176,520 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 176,520 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Cambodia 89th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	9
1970s	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	10
1980s	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	10
1990s	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	10
2000s	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	10
2010s	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	10
2020s	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	176,520 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

86 Senegal 192,530 sq. km compare
87 Kyrgyzstan 191,800 sq. km compare
88 Syria 183,630 sq. km compare
90 Uruguay 175,020 sq. km compare
91 Suriname 160,508 sq. km compare
92 Tunisia 155,360 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Cambodia?: Land area in Cambodia was 176,520 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Cambodia?: The highest recorded value was 176,520 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Cambodia?: The lowest recorded value was 176,520 sq. km in 1961.
How does Cambodia rank for land area?: Cambodia ranks 89th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Cambodia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.