Cropland — Area per capita in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.12 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Viet Nam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 0.12 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Viet Nam peaked at 0.18 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.09 ha/cap, in 1995.
Viet Nam ranks 146th of 250 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.18 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.14 ha/cap | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1 ha/cap | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.11 ha/cap | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1644 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.137 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.112 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.099 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.111 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.116 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 146 Dominican Republic 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 India 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Iraq 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Pakistan 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Rwanda 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Uzbekistan 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Melanesia 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Vietnam 0.12 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in Viet Nam?
- Cropland — area per capita in Viet Nam was 0.12 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 ha/cap in 1995.
- How does Viet Nam rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Viet Nam ranks 146th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.