FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.2671 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Cambodia stood at 0.2671 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.5351 hectares per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2649 hectares per person, in 2016.
Cambodia ranks 52nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5274 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5183 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5087 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.507 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5018 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4914 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4815 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4634 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4386 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4276 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2824 hectares per person | -33.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2802 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2775 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2831 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2917 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3211 hectares per person | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3475 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3876 hectares per person | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3969 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3981 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3917 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3863 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3744 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.361 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3954 hectares per person | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.428 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4727 hectares per person | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5211 hectares per person | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5351 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.516 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4957 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4702 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4436 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4129 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3806 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3542 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3306 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3176 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3131 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3081 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3034 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2995 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.295 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2907 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2869 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2826 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2785 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2743 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2682 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2677 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2672 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2676 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2671 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2658 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2655 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2649 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2666 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2678 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2701 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2723 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2725 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.27 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2671 hectares per person | -1.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.2671 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1585 hectares per person, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.2671 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1217 hectares per person, 2.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -33.9% | 0.4276 hectares per person | 0.2824 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4931 hectares per person | 0.4386 hectares per person | 0.5274 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3296 hectares per person | 0.2775 hectares per person | 0.4276 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4264 hectares per person | 0.361 hectares per person | 0.5351 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4034 hectares per person | 0.3131 hectares per person | 0.516 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2887 hectares per person | 0.2682 hectares per person | 0.3081 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.267 hectares per person | 0.2649 hectares per person | 0.2701 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2705 hectares per person | 0.2671 hectares per person | 0.2725 hectares per person | 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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Cambodia?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Cambodia was 0.2671 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5351 hectares per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2649 hectares per person in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.