Arable land — Area in Vietnam
Vietnam: Arable land — Area was 6,728 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Vietnam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Vietnam stood at 6,728 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Vietnam peaked at 7,003 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,339 1000 ha, in 1990.
Vietnam ranks 47th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 6,728 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 6.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 6,728 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.15 1000 ha, 71.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 |
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 arable land — area in Vietnam?
- Arable land — area in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 7,003 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,339 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for arable land — area?
- Vietnam ranks 47th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 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.