Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Vietnam
Vietnam: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 5.22 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Vietnam, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam 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 Vietnam peaked at 8.83 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.98 %, in 1978.
That places Vietnam 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 Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 5.22 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 12% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 5.22 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.23 %, 23% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Vietnam 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 Vietnam
- 221 Bangladesh 6.38 % compare
- 222 India 5.73 % compare
- 223 French Polynesia 5.46 % compare
- 224 Viet Nam 5.22 % compare
- 226 Equatorial Guinea 5.09 % compare
- 227 Saint Lucia 3.73 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Vietnam?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 8.83 % in 1996.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 % in 1978.
- How does Vietnam rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Vietnam ranks 224th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.