Cambodia vs Chad: FAO projections of arable land
Cambodia
4.65 million hectares
in 2023
Chad
5.34 million hectares
in 2023
Cambodia rank
58th
Chad rank
55th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Cambodia
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 5.34 million hectares against 4.65 million hectares in Cambodia, a difference of 682,960 hectares.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 58th and Chad ranks 55th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Chad in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.99 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 89,444 hectares | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 2.03 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | 976,100 hectares | Chad |
| 1980s | 2.60 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | 582,000 hectares | Chad |
| 1990s | 3.82 million hectares | 3.46 million hectares | 359,054 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 3.85 million hectares | 3.85 million hectares | 2,727 hectares | Chad |
| 2010s | 4.14 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | 871,552 hectares | Chad |
| 2020s | 4.62 million hectares | 5.34 million hectares | 717,975 hectares | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Cambodia or Chad?
- Chad, at 5.34 million hectares against 4.65 million hectares in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Cambodia and Chad?
- 682,960 hectares, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Chad?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Chad rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Cambodia ranks 58th and Chad ranks 55th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.