Agricultural land — Area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Agricultural land — Area was 12,291 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Viet Nam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 12,291 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Viet Nam peaked at 12,388 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,292 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Viet Nam 79th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,292 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,297 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 6,302 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 6,307 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 6,312 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 6,317 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 6,342 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 6,367 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 6,382 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 6,417 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 6,422 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 6,447 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 6,482 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 6,507 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 6,512 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 6,722 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 6,812 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 6,836 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 6,850 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 6,858 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 6,876 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 6,884 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 6,902 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 6,910 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6,750 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 6,725 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 6,710 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 6,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,715 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 6,726 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 6,751 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 7,025 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 7,087 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 7,140 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 7,079 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 7,682 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 7,844 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 8,055 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 8,471 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 8,934 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 9,483 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 9,455 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 9,537 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 9,796 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 10,054 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 10,078 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 10,063 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 10,241 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 10,500 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 10,760 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 10,769 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10,793 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10,853 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 10,874 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 12,148 1000 ha | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 12,172 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12,169 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12,140 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 12,388 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 12,360 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 12,338 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 12,315 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 12,291 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 12,291 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,324 1000 ha | 6,292 1000 ha | 6,382 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,601 1000 ha | 6,417 1000 ha | 6,850 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,804 1000 ha | 6,710 1000 ha | 6,910 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,386 1000 ha | 6,726 1000 ha | 8,471 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,814 1000 ha | 8,934 1000 ha | 10,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,507 1000 ha | 10,760 1000 ha | 12,388 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,319 1000 ha | 12,291 1000 ha | 12,360 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Viet Nam
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6413 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2718 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.817 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.22 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4,921 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 642 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Viet Nam?
- Agricultural land — area in Viet Nam was 12,291 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 12,388 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,292 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Viet Nam rank for agricultural land — area?
- Viet Nam ranks 79th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.