Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Vietnam
Vietnam: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 13.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Vietnam, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Vietnam is 13.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Vietnam peaked at 42.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -2.0%, in 1989.
Vietnam ranks 12th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.1% | — |
| 1972 | 2.4% | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +19.9% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | +102.3% |
| 1977 | 7.4% | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 6.9% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -41.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -98.8% |
| 1987 | -1.5% | -3455.1% |
| 1988 | -1.8% | +23.1% |
| 1989 | -2.0% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | -1.9% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | -1.8% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -212.7% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +30.9% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +46.4% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +192.0% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +32.5% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -25.8% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -39.9% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +89.2% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -3455.1% | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | +212.7% | -1.8% | 2.0% |
| 1996 | +192.0% | 4.9% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7% | 2.1% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | -2.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6% | -1.9% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 22.3% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 11.0% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 14.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 9 Guinea 15.0% compare
- 10 Burundi 14.2% compare
- 11 Belize 13.8% compare
- 13 Turkmenistan 12.1% compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.7% compare
- 15 American Samoa 11.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Vietnam
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 589.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6117 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Vietnam?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Vietnam was 13.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 1989.
- How does Vietnam rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Vietnam ranks 12th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.