Arable land in Vietnam
Vietnam: Arable land was 6.73 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Vietnam is 6.73 million hectares, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Vietnam peaked at 7.00 million hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.34 million hectares, in 1990.
Vietnam ranks 38th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.56 million hectares | 5.55 million hectares | 5.60 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.78 million hectares | 5.63 million hectares | 6.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.70 million hectares | 5.40 million hectares | 5.94 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.56 million hectares | 5.34 million hectares | 6.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.41 million hectares | 6.20 million hectares | 6.65 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.68 million hectares | 6.40 million hectares | 7.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.77 million hectares | 6.73 million hectares | 6.79 million hectares | 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 6.73 million hectares 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 7.00 million hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.34 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for arable land?
- Vietnam ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.