FAO projections of arable land in Cambodia
Cambodia: FAO projections of arable land was 4.65 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO projections of arable land in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 4.65 million hectares for fao projections of arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land in Cambodia peaked at 4.65 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.87 million hectares, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 58th out of 224 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.
FAO projections of arable land in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.94 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 2.95 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.96 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 3.02 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 3.05 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 3.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.05 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 3.00 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 2.90 million hectares | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 2.84 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.87 million hectares | -34.1% |
| 1972 | 1.87 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.87 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.92 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.92 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.97 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.97 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.02 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.07 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 2.07 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.10 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.11 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.11 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.39 million hectares | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 2.69 million hectares | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 3.10 million hectares | +15.2% |
| 1988 | 3.55 million hectares | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 3.79 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 3.81 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.81 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.81 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.82 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.81 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.81 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.83 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.82 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.83 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.84 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.84 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.84 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.85 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.85 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.85 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.86 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.85 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.85 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.85 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.83 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.88 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.93 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.00 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.05 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.09 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.15 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.20 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.28 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.36 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.45 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.55 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.63 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.64 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.65 million hectares | +0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 4.65 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.82 million hectares, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 4.65 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 141,800 hectares, 32.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO projections of arable land 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 | -34.1% | 2.84 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.99 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.03 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.60 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 3.79 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.82 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.85 million hectares | 3.83 million hectares | 3.86 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 million hectares | 3.88 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 million hectares | 4.55 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | 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 in Cambodia?
- Fao projections of arable land in Cambodia was 4.65 million hectares 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 fao projections of arable land recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 million hectares in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for fao projections of arable land?
- Cambodia ranks 58th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.