Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia
Cambodia: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 20.4 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia stood at 20.4 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia peaked at 20.4 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.14 ha per square kilometre, in 1974.
Cambodia ranks 3rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.36 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.95 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 12.65 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 13.47 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 13.28 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 12.36 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 11.44 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 13.17 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 11.01 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1970 | 13.59 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1971 | 10.65 ha per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1972 | 7.93 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1973 | 4.59 ha per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 1974 | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 1975 | 5.1 ha per square kilometre | +62.2% |
| 1976 | 5.67 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 5.67 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.67 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1980 | 8.16 ha per square kilometre | +86.0% |
| 1981 | 7.46 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 9.15 ha per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1983 | 9.13 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.54 ha per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 1985 | 8.21 ha per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1986 | 8.61 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 7.76 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 10.34 ha per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1989 | 10.54 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 10.51 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 9.74 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 9.55 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 10.33 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 8.47 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 10.9 ha per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1996 | 10.64 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 10.93 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 11.12 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.78 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 10.78 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 11.22 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 11.3 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.7 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 11.95 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 13.68 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 14.26 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 14.54 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 14.8 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 15.15 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 15.73 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 16.82 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 17.04 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.82 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 17.16 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 17.14 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.56 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 18.07 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 18.4 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.49 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.52 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 19.82 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 18.71 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 20.4 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 20.4 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 70.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 20.4 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.58 ha per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +86.0% | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | 8.16 ha per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +62.2% | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | 5.1 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +48.3% | 5.54 ha per square kilometre | 8.21 ha per square kilometre |
| 1973 | -42.0% | 7.93 ha per square kilometre | 4.59 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.52 ha per square kilometre | 11.01 ha per square kilometre | 13.47 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.64 ha per square kilometre | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | 13.59 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.49 ha per square kilometre | 5.54 ha per square kilometre | 10.54 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4 ha per square kilometre | 8.47 ha per square kilometre | 11.78 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.04 ha per square kilometre | 10.78 ha per square kilometre | 15.15 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.32 ha per square kilometre | 15.73 ha per square kilometre | 18.49 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.36 ha per square kilometre | 18.52 ha per square kilometre | 20.4 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 1 Bangladesh 89.56 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Thailand 21.9 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 18.8 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Philippines 16.15 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 India 16.09 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 62.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Cambodia was 20.4 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Cambodia rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Cambodia ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
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.