Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Cambodia
Cambodia: Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil was 1.63 hectares per tonne in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Cambodia, 1985–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per tonne.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1.63 hectares per tonne for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Cambodia peaked at 2.06 hectares per tonne in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.16 hectares per tonne, in 2013.
Cambodia ranks 51st of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8 hectares per tonne | 1.73 hectares per tonne | 1.92 hectares per tonne | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.73 hectares per tonne | 1.44 hectares per tonne | 2.06 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 hectares per tonne | 1.44 hectares per tonne | 1.96 hectares per tonne | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 hectares per tonne | 1.16 hectares per tonne | 1.8 hectares per tonne | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.54 hectares per tonne | 1.41 hectares per tonne | 1.71 hectares per tonne | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Cambodia?
- Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil in Cambodia was 1.63 hectares per tonne 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 area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 hectares per tonne in 1996.
- What is the lowest area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 hectares per tonne in 2013.
- How does Cambodia rank for area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil?
- Cambodia ranks 51st out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area of land needed to produce one tonne of vegetable oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Area of coconut crops harvested to produce a tonne of coconut oil. This metric is the inverse of oil yields, and represents the amount of land that would need to be devoted to grow a given crop to produce one tonne of oil.