Temporary fallow — Area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Temporary fallow — Area was 16.63 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary fallow — Area in Cambodia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary fallow — area in Cambodia stood at 16.63 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Cambodia peaked at 17.38 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.65 1000 ha, in 2003.
Cambodia ranks 149th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 15.84 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.65 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.89 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 15.86 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 16.01 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.65 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 16.31 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 15.7 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.56 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 16.09 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 16.89 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 16.6 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.43 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.14 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 16.97 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 16.92 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.38 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 16.81 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 17.11 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 16.63 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 16.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 16.63 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 138.05 1000 ha, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 16.63 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.6 1000 ha, 6.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.99 1000 ha | 15.65 1000 ha | 16.65 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.78 1000 ha | 16.09 1000 ha | 17.38 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.73 1000 ha | 16.63 1000 ha | 17.11 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 temporary fallow — area in Cambodia?
- Temporary fallow — area in Cambodia was 16.63 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.38 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.65 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Cambodia rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Cambodia ranks 149th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Temporary fallow — 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.