Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Vietnam
Vietnam: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 39.21 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Vietnam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Vietnam is 39.21 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Vietnam peaked at 39.52 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.33 %, in 1961.
That places Vietnam 116th 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 — Share in Land area in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.33 % | — |
| 1962 | 19.35 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 19.36 % | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 19.38 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 19.39 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 19.41 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 19.48 % | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 19.56 % | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 19.61 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 19.71 % | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 19.73 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 19.81 % | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 19.91 % | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 19.99 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 20.01 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 20.65 % | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 20.93 % | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 21 % | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 21.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 21.07 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 21.13 % | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 21.15 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 21.2 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 21.23 % | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 20.74 % | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 20.66 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 20.62 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 20.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 20.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20.66 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 20.74 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 21.58 % | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 21.77 % | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 21.94 % | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 21.75 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 23.6 % | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 24.1 % | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 24.75 % | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 26.03 % | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 28.72 % | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 30.48 % | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 30.45 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 30.76 % | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 31.59 % | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 32.14 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 32.22 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 32.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 32.74 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 33.57 % | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 34.35 % | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 34.37 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.43 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 34.67 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 34.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 38.76 % | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 38.84 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 38.83 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.73 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.52 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 39.43 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 39.36 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 39.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 39.21 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 39.21 % | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 39.21 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 39.21 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.43 % | 19.33 % | 19.61 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.28 % | 19.71 % | 21.05 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.91 % | 20.62 % | 21.23 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.69 % | 20.66 % | 26.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.49 % | 28.72 % | 33.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.72 % | 34.35 % | 39.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3 % | 39.21 % | 39.43 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4921 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 7.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Vietnam?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Vietnam was 39.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 39.52 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.33 % in 1961.
- How does Vietnam rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Vietnam ranks 116th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.