Cambodia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Cambodia
20.4 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7444 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Cambodia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 20.4 ha per square kilometre against 0.7444 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 19.66 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 27.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 120 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 12.52 ha per square kilometre 0.1418 ha per square kilometre 12.38 ha per square kilometre Cambodia
1970s 6.64 ha per square kilometre 0.1851 ha per square kilometre 6.45 ha per square kilometre Cambodia
1980s 8.49 ha per square kilometre 0.2356 ha per square kilometre 8.26 ha per square kilometre Cambodia
1990s 10.4 ha per square kilometre 0.3048 ha per square kilometre 10.09 ha per square kilometre Cambodia
2000s 13.04 ha per square kilometre 0.3683 ha per square kilometre 12.67 ha per square kilometre Cambodia
2010s 17.32 ha per square kilometre 0.5522 ha per square kilometre 16.77 ha per square kilometre Cambodia
2020s 19.36 ha per square kilometre 0.6875 ha per square kilometre 18.67 ha per square kilometre Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Cambodia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Cambodia, at 20.4 ha per square kilometre against 0.7444 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Cambodia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19.66 ha per square kilometre, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Cambodia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.