Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Vietnam
Vietnam: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 54.74 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Vietnam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 54.74 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Vietnam peaked at 88.21 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 54.74 %, in 2023.
Vietnam ranks 77th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88.21 % | — |
| 1962 | 88.14 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 88.07 % | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 88 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 87.93 % | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 87.86 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 87.83 % | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 87.8 % | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 87.75 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 87.74 % | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 87.67 % | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 87.64 % | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 87.63 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 87.6 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 87.53 % | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 87.77 % | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 87.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 87.76 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 87.15 % | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 86.61 % | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 85.95 % | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 85.42 % | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 84.76 % | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 84.23 % | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 83.2 % | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 82.83 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 82.37 % | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 81.37 % | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 80.42 % | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 79.38 % | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 79.51 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 78.38 % | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 77.83 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 76.53 % | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 76.32 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.3 % | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 72.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.55 % | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 71.52 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 71.12 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 70.11 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 69.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 69 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 66.05 % | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 63.24 % | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 62.99 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 62.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 61.35 % | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 60.57 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 59.83 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 59.78 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.31 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 58.94 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 57.65 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 57.49 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 57.43 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 57.26 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 54.76 % | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 54.91 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.06 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 54.84 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 54.74 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 54.74 % | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 54.74 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 54.74 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.07 %, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.95 % | 87.75 % | 88.21 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.63 % | 87.15 % | 87.79 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.72 % | 80.42 % | 86.61 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.56 % | 71.52 % | 79.51 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.69 % | 60.57 % | 71.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.16 % | 54.76 % | 59.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.86 % | 54.74 % | 55.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
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- 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 — share in agricultural land in Vietnam?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Vietnam was 54.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 88.21 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.74 % in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Vietnam ranks 77th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.