Land use in Cambodia
Cambodia: Land use was 4.65 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 4.65 million hectares for land use 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 in Cambodia peaked at 4.65 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.87 million hectares, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 57th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.99 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.03 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.60 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 3.79 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.82 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.85 million hectares | 3.83 million hectares | 3.86 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 million hectares | 3.88 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 million hectares | 4.55 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More environment data for Cambodia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 49.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.83 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 23.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4396 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7904 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0294 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Cambodia?
- Land use in Cambodia was 4.65 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 million hectares in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for land use?
- Cambodia ranks 57th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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