Cropland — Share in Land area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 26.18 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Cambodia, 1961–2024
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -34.1% | 16.08 % | 10.59 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 65 Belarus 27.58 % compare
- 66 Slovakia 27.45 % compare
- 67 Belgium-Luxembourg 27.21 % compare
- 69 San Marino 25.65 % compare
- 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.49 % compare
- 70 United Kingdom 25.49 % compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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
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.