Sweet potato production in Cambodia
Cambodia: Sweet potato production was 39,283 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39,283 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
59th
of 120 countries
All-time high
79,347 tonnes
in 2010
All-time low
12,800 tonnes
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 39,283 tonnes for sweet potato production in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Cambodia peaked at 79,347 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12,800 tonnes, in 1967.
That places Cambodia 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potato production in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 26,500 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 29,400 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1964 | 30,300 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 21,200 tonnes | -30.0% |
| 1966 | 13,100 tonnes | -38.2% |
| 1967 | 12,800 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 15,800 tonnes | +23.4% |
| 1969 | 22,200 tonnes | +40.5% |
| 1970 | 22,800 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 17,000 tonnes | -25.4% |
| 1972 | 20,200 tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 20,300 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 20,500 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 17,000 tonnes | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 22,000 tonnes | +29.4% |
| 1977 | 23,000 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 32,000 tonnes | +39.1% |
| 1979 | 35,000 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 45,000 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1981 | 59,000 tonnes | +31.1% |
| 1982 | 31,000 tonnes | -47.5% |
| 1983 | 66,000 tonnes | +112.9% |
| 1984 | 14,000 tonnes | -78.8% |
| 1985 | 15,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 27,000 tonnes | +80.0% |
| 1987 | 17,000 tonnes | -37.0% |
| 1988 | 78,000 tonnes | +358.8% |
| 1989 | 25,000 tonnes | -67.9% |
| 1990 | 31,000 tonnes | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 39,000 tonnes | +25.8% |
| 1992 | 60,000 tonnes | +53.8% |
| 1993 | 48,010 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 36,000 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 39,140 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 38,032 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 28,922 tonnes | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 30,476 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 32,516 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 28,178 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 26,252 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 31,530 tonnes | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 34,897 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 35,138 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 39,142 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 45,285 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 38,000 tonnes | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 39,621 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 78,891 tonnes | +99.1% |
| 2010 | 79,347 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 46,648 tonnes | -41.2% |
| 2012 | 48,754 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 50,500 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 54,300 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 45,400 tonnes | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 24,500 tonnes | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 40,800 tonnes | +66.5% |
| 2018 | 35,100 tonnes | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 54,400 tonnes | +55.0% |
| 2020 | 43,433 tonnes | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 41,743 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 40,262 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 39,772 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 39,283 tonnes | -1.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 39,283 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94,021 tonnes, 42% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 39,283 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55,628 tonnes, 71% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +358.8% | 17,000 tonnes | 78,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,033 tonnes | 12,800 tonnes | 30,300 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,980 tonnes | 17,000 tonnes | 35,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,700 tonnes | 14,000 tonnes | 78,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,310 tonnes | 28,922 tonnes | 60,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,693 tonnes | 26,252 tonnes | 78,891 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,975 tonnes | 24,500 tonnes | 79,347 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,899 tonnes | 39,283 tonnes | 43,433 tonnes | 5 |
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 sweet potato production in Cambodia?
- Sweet potato production in Cambodia was 39,283 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 79,347 tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,800 tonnes in 1967.
- How does Cambodia rank for sweet potato production?
- Cambodia ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.