Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Cambodia
Cambodia: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Cambodia peaked at 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre, 8.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — 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 | -33.2% | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 36 Guinea 0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Luxembourg 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Italy 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Spain 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Malta 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 0.0222 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Cambodia?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Cambodia was 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Cambodia ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — 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.