Land use hidden — Cropland in Cambodia
Cambodia: Land use hidden — Cropland was 46,543 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 46,543 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Cambodia peaked at 46,543 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,700 Square kilometres, in 1971.
Cambodia ranks 52nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29,380 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 29,530 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 29,620 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 30,150 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 30,470 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 30,470 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 30,490 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 29,970 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 28,970 Square kilometres | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 28,390 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 18,700 Square kilometres | -34.1% |
| 1972 | 18,700 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 18,700 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 19,200 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 19,200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 19,700 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 19,700 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20,200 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 20,200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20,700 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 20,700 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 21,000 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 21,100 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 21,100 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 23,900 Square kilometres | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 26,900 Square kilometres | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 31,000 Square kilometres | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 35,500 Square kilometres | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 37,850 Square kilometres | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 38,050 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 38,100 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 38,150 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 38,222 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 38,146 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 38,132 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 38,257 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 38,250 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 38,300 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 38,400 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 38,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38,500 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 38,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38,560 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 38,550 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 38,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38,550 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38,287 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 38,814 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 39,332 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 39,988 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 40,520 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 40,926 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 41,479 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 42,000 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 42,846 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 43,584 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 44,516 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 45,549 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 46,252 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 46,449 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 46,543 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 46,543 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,390 Square kilometres, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 46,543 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,231 Square kilometres, 37.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland 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% | 28,390 Square kilometres | 18,700 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,894 Square kilometres | 28,970 Square kilometres | 30,490 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,269 Square kilometres | 18,700 Square kilometres | 28,390 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,975 Square kilometres | 20,700 Square kilometres | 37,850 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,201 Square kilometres | 38,050 Square kilometres | 38,400 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,480 Square kilometres | 38,287 Square kilometres | 38,560 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,400 Square kilometres | 38,814 Square kilometres | 44,516 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,198 Square kilometres | 45,549 Square kilometres | 46,543 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 land use hidden — cropland in Cambodia?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Cambodia was 46,543 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 46,543 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,700 Square kilometres in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Cambodia ranks 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata