Land use in Vietnam
Vietnam: Land use was 11.65 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Vietnam, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Vietnam is 11.65 million hectares, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Vietnam peaked at 11.75 million hectares in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.02 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Vietnam 29th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.05 million hectares | 6.02 million hectares | 6.11 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.33 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 6.57 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.49 million hectares | 6.38 million hectares | 6.59 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.92 million hectares | 6.38 million hectares | 7.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.14 million hectares | 8.14 million hectares | 9.65 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.86 million hectares | 10.12 million hectares | 11.75 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.69 million hectares | 11.65 million hectares | 11.72 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 584.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.79 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 74.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 23.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 116.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2575 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 17.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Vietnam?
- Land use in Vietnam was 11.65 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.75 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.02 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Vietnam rank for land use?
- Vietnam ranks 29th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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