Indonesia vs Vietnam: Arable land

Indonesia
0.0632 hectares per person
in 2023
Vietnam
0.067 hectares per person
in 2023
Indonesia rank
139th
Vietnam rank
138th

Arable land over time

  • Indonesia
  • Vietnam
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.067 hectares per person against 0.0632 hectares per person in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0038 hectares per person.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vietnam ahead.

Indonesia ranks 139th and Vietnam ranks 138th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1501 hectares per person 0.1507 hectares per person 0.0005 hectares per person Vietnam
1970s 0.1278 hectares per person 0.1256 hectares per person 0.0022 hectares per person Indonesia
1980s 0.1159 hectares per person 0.0983 hectares per person 0.0176 hectares per person Indonesia
1990s 0.0915 hectares per person 0.0781 hectares per person 0.0134 hectares per person Indonesia
2000s 0.0782 hectares per person 0.079 hectares per person 0.0008 hectares per person Vietnam
2010s 0.0687 hectares per person 0.0724 hectares per person 0.0037 hectares per person Vietnam
2020s 0.064 hectares per person 0.0682 hectares per person 0.0041 hectares per person Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Indonesia or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.067 hectares per person against 0.0632 hectares per person in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Indonesia and Vietnam?
0.0038 hectares per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Vietnam rank globally for arable land?
Indonesia ranks 139th and Vietnam ranks 138th of 206 countries.
Where does this data 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.