What is land area in Vietnam?

Land area in Vietnam was 313,429 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Vietnam?

The highest recorded value was 325,490 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Vietnam?

The lowest recorded value was 310,070 sq. km in 2003.

How does Vietnam rank for land area?

Vietnam ranks 68th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Vietnam?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Vietnam data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Vietnam

Name: Land area in Vietnam
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Vietnam: Land area was 313,429 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

313,429 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

68th

of 216 countries

All-time high

325,490 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

310,070 sq. km

in 2003

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Vietnam, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Vietnam is 313,429 sq. km, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Vietnam peaked at 325,490 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 310,070 sq. km, in 2003.

That places Vietnam 68th out of 216 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	325,490 sq. km	325,490 sq. km	325,490 sq. km	9
1970s	325,490 sq. km	325,490 sq. km	325,490 sq. km	10
1980s	325,490 sq. km	325,490 sq. km	325,490 sq. km	10
1990s	325,490 sq. km	325,490 sq. km	325,490 sq. km	10
2000s	311,658 sq. km	310,070 sq. km	312,837 sq. km	10
2010s	313,344 sq. km	313,007 sq. km	313,457 sq. km	10
2020s	313,429 sq. km	313,429 sq. km	313,429 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

65 Congo 341,500 sq. km compare
66 Malaysia 328,550 sq. km compare
67 Cote d'Ivoire 318,000 sq. km compare
69 Oman 309,500 sq. km compare
70 Poland 306,270 sq. km compare
71 Finland 303,960 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Vietnam?: Land area in Vietnam was 313,429 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Vietnam?: The highest recorded value was 325,490 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Vietnam?: The lowest recorded value was 310,070 sq. km in 2003.
How does Vietnam rank for land area?: Vietnam ranks 68th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Vietnam?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.