Cropland — Share in Land area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Cropland — Share in Land area was 37.17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Viet Nam, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Viet Nam
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 4,585 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 642 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.05 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 12,291 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 31,343 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 12,291 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.36 % (2024)
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
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.