Arable land — Area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Arable land — Area was 4,120 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Cambodia stood at 4,120 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Cambodia peaked at 4,120 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,800 1000 ha, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 63rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,860 1000 ha | 2,750 1000 ha | 2,902 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,949 1000 ha | 1,800 1000 ha | 2,693 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,517 1000 ha | 2,000 1000 ha | 3,706 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,701 1000 ha | 3,695 1000 ha | 3,716 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,700 1000 ha | 3,700 1000 ha | 3,700 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,920 1000 ha | 3,748 1000 ha | 4,061 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,114 1000 ha | 4,090 1000 ha | 4,120 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 60 Syrian Arab Republic 4,400 1000 ha compare
- 61 Saudi Arabia 4,300 1000 ha compare
- 62 Hungary 4,128 1000 ha compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 4,047 1000 ha compare
- 65 Japan 4,023 1000 ha compare
- 66 Zimbabwe 4,020 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Cambodia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.83 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 269.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 451.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 24.51 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 8.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 500.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 67.32 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.26 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Cambodia?
- Arable land — area in Cambodia was 4,120 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,120 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 1000 ha in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for arable land — area?
- Cambodia ranks 63rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.