How does Cambodia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Cambodia ranks 115th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Cambodia?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Cambodia

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Cambodia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Cambodia: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 48.13 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

48.13 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

115th

of 240 countries

All-time high

48.13 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

36.8 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Cambodia, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Cambodia stood at 48.13 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Cambodia peaked at 48.13 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.8 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Cambodia 115th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	38.1 1000 ha	36.8 1000 ha	39.19 1000 ha	9
2010s	42.01 1000 ha	39.54 1000 ha	44.73 1000 ha	10
2020s	46.81 1000 ha	45.29 1000 ha	48.13 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

112 Lebanon 49.83 1000 ha compare
113 Costa Rica 49.47 1000 ha compare
114 Burkina Faso 48.58 1000 ha compare
116 Togo 46.68 1000 ha compare
117 Ireland 46.64 1000 ha compare
118 Guatemala 46.01 1000 ha compare

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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)
Arable land — Area 4,120 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Cambodia?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Cambodia was 48.13 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Cambodia?: The highest recorded value was 48.13 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Cambodia?: The lowest recorded value was 36.8 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Cambodia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Cambodia ranks 115th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Cambodia?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.