Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 94.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Viet Nam, 1980–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Viet Nam is 94.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Viet Nam peaked at 94.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 1985.
That places Viet Nam 8th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 92.6% | — |
| 1981 | 91.9% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 91.3% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 90.3% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 89.8% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.9% | 89.8% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 91.2% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 94.0% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Viet Nam?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Viet Nam was 94.8% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 1985.
- How does Viet Nam rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Viet Nam ranks 8th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.