Cropland — Share in Land area in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Cropland — Share in Land area was 37.17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
37.17 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 234 countries
All-time high
37.48 %
in 2019
All-time low
18.5 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Viet Nam, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 37.17 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.

That represents a change of up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Viet Nam peaked at 37.48 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.5 %, in 1961.

That places Viet Nam 37th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.6 % 18.5 % 18.77 % 9
1970s 19.44 % 18.88 % 20.18 % 10
1980s 19.93 % 19.6 % 20.25 % 10
1990s 21.28 % 19.61 % 24.05 % 10
2000s 29.43 % 26.66 % 31.52 % 10
2010s 34.67 % 32.3 % 37.48 % 10
2020s 37.26 % 37.17 % 37.39 % 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 34 Serbia and Montenegro 37.47 % compare
  2. 35 Mauritius 37.36 % compare
  3. 36 Lithuania 37.21 % compare
  4. 38 Cuba 34.31 % compare
  5. 39 Germany 33.93 % compare
  6. 40 Bulgaria 33.43 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Viet Nam?
Cropland — share in land area in Viet Nam was 37.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 37.48 % in 2019.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5 % in 1961.
How does Viet Nam rank for cropland — share in land area?
Viet Nam ranks 37th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.