Cropland — Area per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.12 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Vietnam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Vietnam is 0.12 ha/cap, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.18 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.09 ha/cap, in 1995.
That places Vietnam 146th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.12 ha/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.12 ha/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.135 ha/cap, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 Vietnam
- 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 Viet Nam 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Melanesia 0.12 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Vietnam
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0063 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.05 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1995)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 20.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6558 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Vietnam?
- Cropland — area per capita in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 ha/cap in 1995.
- How does Vietnam rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 146th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.