Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cambodia
Cambodia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 67.32 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Cambodia stood at 67.32 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Cambodia peaked at 83.59 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 67.26 %, in 2021.
Cambodia ranks 46th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.13 % | 79.09 % | 80.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.62 % | 73.47 % | 78.77 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.39 % | 75.47 % | 83.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.36 % | 79.87 % | 83.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.69 % | 69.08 % | 77.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.51 % | 68.23 % | 70.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.35 % | 67.26 % | 67.56 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 — Area 4,120 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.26 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Cambodia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Cambodia was 67.32 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.59 % in 1988.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.26 % in 2021.
- How does Cambodia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Cambodia ranks 46th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.