Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Cambodia
Cambodia: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre for agriculture — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Cambodia peaked at 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1971.
Cambodia ranks 101st of 186 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.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0203 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0256 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -28.3% | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 98 Niger 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Colombia 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Angola 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Mali 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Ethiopia 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Georgia 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Cambodia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5487 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.288 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.929 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9395 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Cambodia?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Cambodia was 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Cambodia ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area 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.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area 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
Agriculture — Area 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.