Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0101 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0101 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
94th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0347 Square kilometres per person
in 1979
All-time low
0.0101 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Cambodia is 0.0101 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.0347 Square kilometres per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Cambodia ranks 94th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0303 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0297 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0291 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0273 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0266 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0264 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0311 Square kilometres per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0339 Square kilometres per person | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0347 Square kilometres per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0339 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0334 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0281 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0269 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0259 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.025 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0218 Square kilometres per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0101 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0101 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0291 Square kilometres per person | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0347 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | 0.025 Square kilometres per person | 0.0339 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 91 Kenya 0.0105 Square kilometres per person compare
- 92 Spain 0.0103 Square kilometres per person compare
- 93 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0102 Square kilometres per person compare
- 95 Costa Rica 0.01 Square kilometres per person compare
- 96 Iraq 0.0096 Square kilometres per person compare
- 97 Hungary 0.0095 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Cambodia?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Cambodia was 0.0101 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0347 Square kilometres per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 94th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.