Urban area over the long-term in Cambodia

Cambodia: Urban area over the long-term was 1,688 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1,688 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
73rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
1,688 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0048 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Urban area over the long-term in Cambodia, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.

Analysis

In 2025, urban area over the long-term in Cambodia stood at 1,688 km² per grid cell. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Cambodia peaked at 1,688 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 km² per grid cell, in 1000.

That places Cambodia 73rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0048 km² per grid cell 0.0048 km² per grid cell 0.0048 km² per grid cell 1
1100s 0.0159 km² per grid cell 0.0159 km² per grid cell 0.0159 km² per grid cell 1
1200s 0.0521 km² per grid cell 0.0521 km² per grid cell 0.0521 km² per grid cell 1
1300s 0.1694 km² per grid cell 0.1694 km² per grid cell 0.1694 km² per grid cell 1
1400s 0.5474 km² per grid cell 0.5474 km² per grid cell 0.5474 km² per grid cell 1
1500s 1.76 km² per grid cell 1.76 km² per grid cell 1.76 km² per grid cell 1
1600s 5.86 km² per grid cell 5.86 km² per grid cell 5.86 km² per grid cell 1
1700s 19.32 km² per grid cell 19.32 km² per grid cell 19.32 km² per grid cell 1
1710s 22.02 km² per grid cell 22.02 km² per grid cell 22.02 km² per grid cell 1
1720s 24.4 km² per grid cell 24.4 km² per grid cell 24.4 km² per grid cell 1
1730s 27.04 km² per grid cell 27.04 km² per grid cell 27.04 km² per grid cell 1
1740s 29.95 km² per grid cell 29.95 km² per grid cell 29.95 km² per grid cell 1
1750s 33.17 km² per grid cell 33.17 km² per grid cell 33.17 km² per grid cell 1
1760s 36.74 km² per grid cell 36.74 km² per grid cell 36.74 km² per grid cell 1
1770s 40.68 km² per grid cell 40.68 km² per grid cell 40.68 km² per grid cell 1
1780s 45.04 km² per grid cell 45.04 km² per grid cell 45.04 km² per grid cell 1
1790s 49.87 km² per grid cell 49.87 km² per grid cell 49.87 km² per grid cell 1
1800s 55.2 km² per grid cell 55.2 km² per grid cell 55.2 km² per grid cell 1
1810s 61.1 km² per grid cell 61.1 km² per grid cell 61.1 km² per grid cell 1
1820s 67.62 km² per grid cell 67.62 km² per grid cell 67.62 km² per grid cell 1
1830s 75.47 km² per grid cell 75.47 km² per grid cell 75.47 km² per grid cell 1
1840s 84.62 km² per grid cell 84.62 km² per grid cell 84.62 km² per grid cell 1
1850s 94.89 km² per grid cell 94.89 km² per grid cell 94.89 km² per grid cell 1
1860s 106.4 km² per grid cell 106.4 km² per grid cell 106.4 km² per grid cell 1
1870s 119.3 km² per grid cell 119.3 km² per grid cell 119.3 km² per grid cell 1
1880s 139.37 km² per grid cell 139.37 km² per grid cell 139.37 km² per grid cell 1
1890s 163.5 km² per grid cell 163.5 km² per grid cell 163.5 km² per grid cell 1
1900s 191.47 km² per grid cell 191.47 km² per grid cell 191.47 km² per grid cell 1
1910s 222.18 km² per grid cell 222.18 km² per grid cell 222.18 km² per grid cell 1
1920s 252.41 km² per grid cell 252.41 km² per grid cell 252.41 km² per grid cell 1
1930s 267.38 km² per grid cell 267.38 km² per grid cell 267.38 km² per grid cell 1
1940s 267.38 km² per grid cell 267.38 km² per grid cell 267.38 km² per grid cell 1
1950s 267.38 km² per grid cell 267.38 km² per grid cell 267.38 km² per grid cell 10
1960s 274.99 km² per grid cell 267.38 km² per grid cell 321.57 km² per grid cell 10
1970s 297.87 km² per grid cell 93.96 km² per grid cell 656.73 km² per grid cell 10
1980s 316.41 km² per grid cell 192.88 km² per grid cell 387.17 km² per grid cell 10
1990s 542.33 km² per grid cell 402.73 km² per grid cell 711.82 km² per grid cell 10
2000s 888.33 km² per grid cell 754.24 km² per grid cell 1,023 km² per grid cell 10
2010s 1,231 km² per grid cell 1,053 km² per grid cell 1,418 km² per grid cell 10
2020s 1,574 km² per grid cell 1,462 km² per grid cell 1,688 km² per grid cell 6

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 70 Botswana 1,792 km² per grid cell compare
  2. 71 Austria 1,765 km² per grid cell compare
  3. 72 Cote d'Ivoire 1,697 km² per grid cell compare
  4. 74 Cameroon 1,647 km² per grid cell compare
  5. 75 Syria 1,606 km² per grid cell compare
  6. 76 Israel 1,604 km² per grid cell compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban area over the long-term in Cambodia?
Urban area over the long-term in Cambodia was 1,688 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 1,688 km² per grid cell in 2025.
What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 km² per grid cell in 1000.
How does Cambodia rank for urban area over the long-term?
Cambodia ranks 73rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.