Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 39.36 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Viet Nam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 39.36 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Viet Nam peaked at 48.67 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.54 %, in 1966.
That places Viet Nam 7th out of 42 regions 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 | 17.07 % | 16.54 % | 18.12 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.08 % | 19.43 % | 23.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.84 % | 25.88 % | 43.89 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.48 % | 44.05 % | 48.24 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.14 % | 45.33 % | 48.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.12 % | 36.44 % | 45.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.27 % | 39.13 % | 39.36 % | 5 |
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 — Area 642 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.05 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 12,291 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Viet Nam?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Viet Nam was 39.36 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 48.67 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.54 % in 1966.
- How does Viet Nam rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Viet Nam ranks 7th out of 42 regions with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.