Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 5.22 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Viet Nam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 5.22 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Viet Nam peaked at 8.83 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.98 %, in 1978.
That places Viet Nam 224th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.32 % | — |
| 1962 | 4.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.31 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 4.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.29 % | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 4.27 % | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 4.26 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 4.24 % | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 4.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.22 % | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 4.2 % | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 4.18 % | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 4.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.05 % | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 3.99 % | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 3.98 % | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.09 % | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 4.2 % | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 4.3 % | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 4.42 % | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 4.52 % | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 4.63 % | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 4.87 % | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 4.83 % | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.81 % | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.92 % | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 4.99 % | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 5.08 % | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 4.83 % | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 4.67 % | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 4.63 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.59 % | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.63 % | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 8.83 % | +90.7% |
| 1997 | 8.18 % | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 7.97 % | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 7.58 % | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 7.19 % | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 6.77 % | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 6.79 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.73 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.55 % | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.39 % | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.37 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.38 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.27 % | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.11 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.97 % | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.96 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.95 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.92 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.9 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.28 % | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 5.27 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.28 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.29 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.18 % | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.19 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.21 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.22 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.22 % | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +90.7% | 4.63 % | 8.83 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3 % | 4.26 % | 4.32 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.14 % | 3.98 % | 4.24 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.65 % | 4.2 % | 4.99 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1 % | 4.59 % | 8.83 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.55 % | 6.11 % | 7.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 % | 5.18 % | 5.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.21 % | 5.19 % | 5.22 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 221 Bangladesh 6.38 % compare
- 222 India 5.73 % compare
- 223 French Polynesia 5.46 % compare
- 224 Vietnam 5.22 % compare
- 226 Equatorial Guinea 5.09 % compare
- 227 Saint Lucia 3.73 % compare
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)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 54.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4,921 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Viet Nam?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Viet Nam was 5.22 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 8.83 % in 1996.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 % in 1978.
- How does Viet Nam rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Viet Nam ranks 224th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.