Arable land use per person in Cambodia
Cambodia: Arable land use per person was 0.2365 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2365 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
46th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.521 hectares per person
in 1989
All-time low
0.2365 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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.
Arable land use per person in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5094 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5002 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4894 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4877 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4776 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4676 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4582 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4407 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4164 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4056 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2719 hectares per person | -33.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2697 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2671 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2727 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2811 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3097 hectares per person | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3352 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3742 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3832 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3846 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3785 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3734 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3619 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.349 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3806 hectares per person | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4136 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4575 hectares per person | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5065 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.521 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.501 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4813 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4561 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4313 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4005 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3693 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3426 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3198 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3068 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3017 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2969 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2923 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2878 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2835 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2794 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2753 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2713 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2673 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2633 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2592 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2585 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2578 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2578 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2559 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2541 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2523 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2505 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2489 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2477 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2464 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2446 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2427 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2395 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2365 hectares per person | -1.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.2365 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1272 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.2365 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0406 hectares per person, 5.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land use per person 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 | -33.0% | 0.4056 hectares per person | 0.2719 hectares per person |
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
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.