Arable land in Vietnam
Vietnam: Arable land was 0.067 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Vietnam, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Vietnam is 0.067 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Vietnam peaked at 0.1661 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.067 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Vietnam 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1507 hectares per person | 0.138 hectares per person | 0.1661 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1256 hectares per person | 0.1162 hectares per person | 0.1357 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0983 hectares per person | 0.0842 hectares per person | 0.1132 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0781 hectares per person | 0.075 hectares per person | 0.0815 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.079 hectares per person | 0.0729 hectares per person | 0.0853 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0724 hectares per person | 0.0698 hectares per person | 0.0754 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0682 hectares per person | 0.067 hectares per person | 0.0692 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More agriculture & rural data for Vietnam
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.5% (2023)
- Rural population 61.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 62.15 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 59.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.00 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 5,995 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 47.94 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Vietnam?
- Arable land in Vietnam was 0.067 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1661 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.067 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for arable land?
- Vietnam ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.