Cropland — Share in Land area in Vietnam

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

Latest (2024)
37.17 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 252 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 Vietnam, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Vietnam stood at 37.17 %.

The figure is up 13.8% over ten years.

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

Vietnam ranks 39th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Cropland — Share in Land area in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Share in Land area in Vietnam, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 18.5 %
1962 18.51 % +0.1%
1963 18.53 % +0.1%
1964 18.54 % +0.1%
1965 18.56 % +0.1%
1966 18.57 % +0.1%
1967 18.65 % +0.4%
1968 18.73 % +0.4%
1969 18.77 % +0.2%
1970 18.88 % +0.6%
1971 18.89 % +0.1%
1972 18.97 % +0.4%
1973 19.08 % +0.6%
1974 19.16 % +0.4%
1975 19.17 % +0.1%
1976 19.82 % +3.4%
1977 20.09 % +1.4%
1978 20.17 % +0.4%
1979 20.18 % +0.0%
1980 20.18 % +0.0%
1981 20.22 % +0.2%
1982 20.22 % +0.0%
1983 20.25 % +0.1%
1984 20.25 % +0.0%
1985 19.73 % -2.6%
1986 19.66 % -0.4%
1987 19.62 % -0.2%
1988 19.6 % -0.1%
1989 19.6 % +0.0%
1990 19.61 % +0.1%
1991 19.74 % +0.7%
1992 20.58 % +4.3%
1993 20.77 % +0.9%
1994 20.93 % +0.8%
1995 20.74 % -0.9%
1996 21.52 % +3.8%
1997 22.13 % +2.8%
1998 22.77 % +2.9%
1999 24.05 % +5.6%
2000 26.66 % +10.9%
2001 28.42 % +6.6%
2002 28.38 % -0.1%
2003 28.69 % +1.1%
2004 29.52 % +2.9%
2005 30.09 % +1.9%
2006 30.17 % +0.3%
2007 30.14 % -0.1%
2008 30.69 % +1.8%
2009 31.52 % +2.7%
2010 32.3 % +2.5%
2011 32.32 % +0.1%
2012 32.38 % +0.2%
2013 32.62 % +0.7%
2014 32.65 % +0.1%
2015 36.71 % +12.4%
2016 36.79 % +0.2%
2017 36.78 % -0.0%
2018 36.69 % -0.2%
2019 37.48 % +2.2%
2020 37.39 % -0.2%
2021 37.31 % -0.2%
2022 37.24 % -0.2%
2023 37.17 % -0.2%
2024 37.17 % +0.0%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 37.17 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 37.17 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.14 %, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)

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 Vietnam

  1. 36 Serbia and Montenegro 37.47 % compare
  2. 37 Mauritius 37.36 % compare
  3. 38 Lithuania 37.21 % compare
  4. 39 Viet Nam 37.17 % compare
  5. 41 Cuba 34.31 % compare
  6. 42 Germany 33.93 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Vietnam?
Cropland — share in land area in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 37.48 % in 2019.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5 % in 1961.
How does Vietnam rank for cropland — share in land area?
Vietnam ranks 39th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam 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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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
285 places, 16,764 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.