Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Cambodia
Cambodia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 24.51 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 24.51 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Cambodia peaked at 28.15 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.54 %, in 1988.
That places Cambodia 180th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.49 % | — |
| 1962 | 16.42 % | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 16.37 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 16.13 % | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 15.99 % | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 15.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 16.21 % | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 16.68 % | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 16.96 % | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 23.67 % | +39.6% |
| 1972 | 23.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 23.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 23.2 % | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 23.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 22.75 % | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 22.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 22.31 % | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 22.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 21.89 % | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 21.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 21.64 % | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 21.56 % | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 21.59 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 20.2 % | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 18.31 % | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 16.32 % | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 14.54 % | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 14.66 % | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 14.67 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 15.55 % | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 15.54 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.48 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 16.43 % | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 16.44 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.39 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 16.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17.28 % | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 17.27 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 19.51 % | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 21.47 % | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 23.03 % | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 24.52 % | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 26.38 % | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 28.01 % | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 28.04 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 28.08 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 28.11 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 28.15 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 27.87 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 27.61 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 27.28 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 27.02 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 26.82 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.56 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 26.32 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 25.93 % | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.6 % | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 25.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 24.77 % | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 24.49 % | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.51 % | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 24.51 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4 %, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 24.51 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.23 %, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 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 | +39.6% | 16.96 % | 23.67 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.25 % | 15.98 % | 16.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.45 % | 16.96 % | 23.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.26 % | 14.54 % | 21.89 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.14 % | 14.67 % | 17.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.53 % | 19.51 % | 28.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.62 % | 25.2 % | 27.87 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.55 % | 24.49 % | 24.77 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 177 Burundi 25.1 % compare
- 178 Cabo Verde 25.02 % compare
- 179 China, Hong Kong SAR 25 % compare
- 181 Brunei Darussalam 22.23 % compare
- 181 Brunei 22.23 % compare
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 22.09 % 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 26.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Cambodia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Cambodia was 24.51 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.15 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.54 % in 1988.
- How does Cambodia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Cambodia ranks 180th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.