Arable land use per person in Vietnam
Vietnam: Arable land use per person was 0.067 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Vietnam, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Vietnam is 0.067 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Vietnam peaked at 0.1661 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.067 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Vietnam 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1507 hectares per person | 0.138 hectares per person | 0.1661 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1256 hectares per person | 0.1162 hectares per person | 0.1357 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0983 hectares per person | 0.0842 hectares per person | 0.1132 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0781 hectares per person | 0.075 hectares per person | 0.0815 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.079 hectares per person | 0.0729 hectares per person | 0.0853 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0724 hectares per person | 0.0698 hectares per person | 0.0754 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0682 hectares per person | 0.067 hectares per person | 0.0692 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 584.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.79 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 74.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 23.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 116.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2575 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 17.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Vietnam?
- Arable land use per person in Vietnam was 0.067 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1661 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.067 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for arable land use per person?
- Vietnam ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.