Rice — Production in Cambodia
Cambodia: Rice — Production was 12.90 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Production in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 12.90 million t for rice — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Cambodia peaked at 12.90 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 538,000 t, in 1979.
That places Cambodia 10th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Production in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.38 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.04 million t | -14.4% |
| 1963 | 2.62 million t | +28.6% |
| 1964 | 2.76 million t | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 2.50 million t | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 2.38 million t | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 2.46 million t | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 3.25 million t | +32.3% |
| 1969 | 2.50 million t | -23.0% |
| 1970 | 3.81 million t | +52.4% |
| 1971 | 2.73 million t | -28.4% |
| 1972 | 1.93 million t | -29.5% |
| 1973 | 1.05 million t | -45.5% |
| 1974 | 635,000 t | -39.5% |
| 1975 | 1.08 million t | +70.1% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million t | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.00 million t | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 1.00 million t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 538,000 t | -46.2% |
| 1980 | 1.72 million t | +219.1% |
| 1981 | 1.49 million t | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 1.95 million t | +30.8% |
| 1983 | 2.04 million t | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.26 million t | -38.2% |
| 1985 | 1.81 million t | +43.8% |
| 1986 | 2.09 million t | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 1.81 million t | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 2.50 million t | +37.7% |
| 1989 | 2.67 million t | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 2.50 million t | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 2.40 million t | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 2.22 million t | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 2.38 million t | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 2.22 million t | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 3.45 million t | +55.1% |
| 1996 | 3.40 million t | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.41 million t | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.51 million t | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 4.04 million t | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 4.03 million t | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.10 million t | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.82 million t | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 4.71 million t | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 4.17 million t | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 5.99 million t | +43.5% |
| 2006 | 6.26 million t | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 6.73 million t | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 7.18 million t | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 7.59 million t | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 8.25 million t | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 8.78 million t | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 9.29 million t | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 9.39 million t | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.32 million t | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.34 million t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.95 million t | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 10.52 million t | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.89 million t | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 10.89 million t | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.94 million t | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 12.21 million t | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 11.62 million t | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 12.90 million t | +11.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 12.90 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 292,369 t, 44.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 12.90 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.52 million t, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +219.1% | 538,000 t | 1.72 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.54 million t | 2.04 million t | 3.25 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.49 million t | 538,000 t | 3.81 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 million t | 1.26 million t | 2.67 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.95 million t | 2.22 million t | 4.04 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.46 million t | 3.82 million t | 7.59 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.66 million t | 8.25 million t | 10.89 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.92 million t | 10.94 million t | 12.90 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 7 Myanmar 25.65 million t compare
- 8 Philippines 20.06 million t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.81 million t compare
- 9 Pakistan 14.80 million t compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.78 million t compare
- 11 Brazil 10.29 million t compare
- 11 Türkiye 900,000 t compare
- 12 Japan 10.14 million t compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 722,370 t compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 698,544 t compare
- 13 Nigeria 8.90 million t 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 — production in Cambodia?
- Rice — production in Cambodia was 12.90 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.90 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 538,000 t in 1979.
- How does Cambodia rank for rice — production?
- Cambodia ranks 10th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.