Cropland — Share in Land area in Cambodia

Cambodia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 26.18 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.18 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 252 countries
All-time high
26.2 %
in 2021
All-time low
10.59 %
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Cambodia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Cambodia stood at 26.18 %.

The figure is up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Cambodia peaked at 26.2 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.59 %, in 1971.

Cambodia ranks 68th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cropland — Share in Land area in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Share in Land area in Cambodia, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 16.64 % —
1962 16.73 % +0.5%
1963 16.78 % +0.3%
1964 17.08 % +1.8%
1965 17.26 % +1.1%
1966 17.26 % +0.0%
1967 17.27 % +0.1%
1968 16.98 % -1.7%
1969 16.41 % -3.4%
1970 16.08 % -2.0%
1971 10.59 % -34.1%
1972 10.59 % +0.0%
1973 10.59 % +0.0%
1974 10.88 % +2.7%
1975 10.88 % +0.0%
1976 11.16 % +2.6%
1977 11.16 % +0.0%
1978 11.44 % +2.5%
1979 11.44 % +0.0%
1980 11.73 % +2.5%
1981 11.73 % +0.0%
1982 11.9 % +1.4%
1983 11.95 % +0.4%
1984 11.95 % +0.0%
1985 13.43 % +12.4%
1986 15.16 % +12.9%
1987 17.43 % +15.0%
1988 19.98 % +14.6%
1989 21.44 % +7.3%
1990 21.42 % -0.1%
1991 21.53 % +0.5%
1992 21.56 % +0.1%
1993 21.65 % +0.4%
1994 21.61 % -0.2%
1995 21.6 % -0.0%
1996 21.67 % +0.3%
1997 21.67 % +0.0%
1998 21.69 % +0.1%
1999 21.71 % +0.1%
2000 21.73 % +0.1%
2001 21.76 % +0.1%
2002 21.78 % +0.1%
2003 21.8 % +0.1%
2004 21.82 % +0.1%
2005 21.84 % +0.1%
2006 21.81 % -0.1%
2007 21.77 % -0.2%
2008 21.73 % -0.2%
2009 21.69 % -0.2%
2010 21.99 % +1.4%
2011 22.28 % +1.3%
2012 22.65 % +1.7%
2013 22.95 % +1.3%
2014 23.18 % +1.0%
2015 23.5 % +1.4%
2016 23.79 % +1.2%
2017 24.27 % +2.0%
2018 24.69 % +1.7%
2019 25.22 % +2.1%
2020 25.8 % +2.3%
2021 26.2 % +1.6%
2022 26.18 % -0.1%
2023 26.18 % +0.0%
2024 26.18 % +0.0%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 26.18 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 26.18 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.14 %, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cropland — Share in Land area 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.

YearChange FromTo
1971 -34.1% 16.08 % 10.59 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.93 % 16.41 % 17.27 % 9
1970s 11.48 % 10.59 % 16.08 % 10
1980s 14.67 % 11.73 % 21.44 % 10
1990s 21.61 % 21.42 % 21.71 % 10
2000s 21.77 % 21.69 % 21.84 % 10
2010s 23.45 % 21.99 % 25.22 % 10
2020s 26.11 % 25.8 % 26.2 % 5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 65 Belarus 27.58 % compare
  2. 66 Slovakia 27.45 % compare
  3. 67 Belgium-Luxembourg 27.21 % compare
  4. 69 San Marino 25.65 % compare
  5. 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.49 % compare
  6. 70 United Kingdom 25.49 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Cambodia?
Cropland — share in land area in Cambodia was 26.18 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 26.2 % in 2021.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.59 % in 1971.
How does Cambodia rank for cropland — share in land area?
Cambodia ranks 68th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
285 places, 16,764 data points, 1961–2024
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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.