Arable land — Area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Arable land — Area was 6,728 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Viet Nam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Viet Nam is 6,728 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Viet Nam peaked at 7,003 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,339 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Viet Nam 47th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,550 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,550 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,550 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,550 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,550 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5,550 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,570 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 5,590 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 5,600 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 5,630 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 5,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,650 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 5,680 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 5,700 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 5,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,900 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 5,980 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 5,999 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 5,970 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 5,940 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 5,910 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 5,880 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 5,850 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 5,820 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 5,616 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 5,570 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 5,527 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 5,460 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 5,400 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 5,339 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 5,368 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5,506 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 5,516 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5,464 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 5,403 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 5,554 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 5,668 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 5,763 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 6,058 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 6,354 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 6,649 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 6,600 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6,581 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 6,470 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 6,358 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6,348 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6,310 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6,282 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 6,360 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 6,437 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 6,438 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,401 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 6,423 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,410 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7,003 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 6,998 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,988 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 6,952 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,784 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 6,787 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,793 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,753 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6,728 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 6,728 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,562 1000 ha | 5,550 1000 ha | 5,600 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,784 1000 ha | 5,630 1000 ha | 5,999 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,697 1000 ha | 5,400 1000 ha | 5,940 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,564 1000 ha | 5,339 1000 ha | 6,058 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,431 1000 ha | 6,282 1000 ha | 6,649 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,683 1000 ha | 6,401 1000 ha | 7,003 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,758 1000 ha | 6,728 1000 ha | 6,793 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 arable land — area in Viet Nam?
- Arable land — area in Viet Nam was 6,728 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 7,003 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,339 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for arable land — area?
- Viet Nam ranks 47th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Arable 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.