Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cambodia
Cambodia: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 3,722 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cambodia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cambodia stood at 3,722 kg per hectare. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cambodia peaked at 3,722 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,301 kg per hectare, in 1993.
Cambodia ranks 74th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,590 kg per hectare | 1,301 kg per hectare | 1,934 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,380 kg per hectare | 1,922 kg per hectare | 2,939 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,224 kg per hectare | 3,016 kg per hectare | 3,508 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,596 kg per hectare | 3,441 kg per hectare | 3,722 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More poverty & inequality data for Cambodia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.0% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.506 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.128 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.128 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1602 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.5% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3582 (2023)
- Population living in slums 42.3% (2022)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.444 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cambodia?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Cambodia was 3,722 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,722 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,301 kg per hectare in 1993.
- How does Cambodia rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Cambodia ranks 74th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.