Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 8.5 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cambodia stood at 8.5 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cambodia peaked at 8.5 percent in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.29 percent, in 1961.
That places Cambodia 136th out of 209 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.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.29 percent | — |
| 1962 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.29 percent | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.4 percent | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 3.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.68 percent | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 3.68 percent | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.97 percent | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 3.97 percent | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.97 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.25 percent | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 4.25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.25 percent | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.53 percent | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 4.53 percent | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.27 percent | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 5.95 percent | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 6.51 percent | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 7.08 percent | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 7.82 percent | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 8.5 percent | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.5 percent | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 8.5 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 8.5 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 2.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.29 percent | 3.29 percent | 3.29 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.29 percent | 3.29 percent | 3.29 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.37 percent | 3.29 percent | 3.68 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.17 percent | 3.68 percent | 4.53 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.51 percent | 5.27 percent | 8.5 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5 percent | 8.5 percent | 8.5 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 percent | 8.5 percent | 8.5 percent | 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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cambodia?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Cambodia was 8.5 percent 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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 percent in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 percent in 1961.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Cambodia ranks 136th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).