According to the 2013 Census of Agriculture in Cambodia, 2.2 million households are
engaged in agricultural activities. Of these households, 85% (1.87 million) were reported
to be growing crops in agricultural holdings. The agriculture sector contributes 34% of
national GDP and employs 63% of the entire labour force (8.2 million persons).
Total agricultural land (arable and permanent) is estimated at 4.5 million ha: 3.99 million
of arable land and 0.51 million of permanent crops (MAFF 2013). The main crops being
produced and changes in production between 2006/2007 and 2010/2013 are shown in
Table 1 and Figure 1. The production areas of most crops (rice, vegetables, maize, black
pepper) have increased continuously, with rubber and cassava tripling. The production
areas of sugarcane, oil palm, rambutan, durian and maize have also markedly expanded,
while some crops, such as sweet potato, mung bean, sesame, jute, coffee and guava have
declined.