Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cambodia
Cambodia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2201 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cambodia is 0.2201, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cambodia peaked at 1.95 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.2201, in 2023.
Cambodia ranks 126th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.14 | +13.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9314 | -18.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8881 | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9628 | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9949 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9518 | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.768 | -19.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8919 | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6682 | -25.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5901 | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7695 | +30.4% |
| 1973 | 1.13 | +47.4% |
| 1974 | 1.49 | +31.2% |
| 1975 | 1.17 | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 1.16 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.24 | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 1.36 | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 1.95 | +43.7% |
| 1980 | 1.04 | -46.7% |
| 1981 | 1.11 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9293 | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8778 | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 1.23 | +40.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.33 | +25.7% |
| 1988 | 1.19 | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 1.23 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.28 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.29 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.33 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.3 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.34 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9843 | -26.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9865 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9744 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9622 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8435 | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8456 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.837 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8798 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7168 | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7701 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.567 | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 0.517 | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.485 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.434 | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4105 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3822 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3337 | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3258 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3224 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.298 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2914 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2747 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2616 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2556 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2592 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2545 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2405 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2409 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2201 | -8.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.2201 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 74% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.2201 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 53% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9474 | 0.768 | 1.14 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 | 0.5901 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 0.8778 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 | 0.8435 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6463 | 0.4105 | 0.8798 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3005 | 0.2556 | 0.3822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.239 | 0.2201 | 0.2545 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cambodia?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Cambodia was 0.2201 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 in 1979.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2201 in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Cambodia ranks 126th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).