Cropland — Area per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.26 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.26 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.54 ha/cap in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.26 ha/cap, in 2016.
Cambodia ranks 62nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4933 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 0.53 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.426 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 0.54 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.401 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.288 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.269 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.268 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 62 Chad 0.26 ha/cap compare
- 64 Cook Islands 0.25 ha/cap compare
- 64 Kiribati 0.25 ha/cap compare
- 64 Lesotho 0.25 ha/cap compare
- 64 Mozambique 0.25 ha/cap compare
- 64 North Macedonia 0.25 ha/cap 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)
- Arable land — Area 4,120 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Cambodia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Cambodia was 0.26 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 ha/cap in 1989.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 ha/cap in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 62nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.