Arable land use per person in Cambodia
Cambodia: Arable land use per person was 0.2365 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Cambodia is 0.2365 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Cambodia peaked at 0.521 hectares per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2365 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4719 hectares per person | 0.4164 hectares per person | 0.5094 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.317 hectares per person | 0.2671 hectares per person | 0.4056 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4127 hectares per person | 0.349 hectares per person | 0.521 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.391 hectares per person | 0.3017 hectares per person | 0.501 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2776 hectares per person | 0.2592 hectares per person | 0.2969 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.253 hectares per person | 0.2464 hectares per person | 0.2585 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | 0.2446 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 49.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.83 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 23.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4396 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7904 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0294 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Cambodia?
- Arable land use per person in Cambodia was 0.2365 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.521 hectares per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2365 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for arable land use per person?
- Cambodia ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.