Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 5,995 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Vietnam, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield in Vietnam stood at 5,995 kg per hectare. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Vietnam peaked at 5,995 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,681 kg per hectare, in 1968.
Vietnam ranks 28th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,856 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,953 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 2,071 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 1,910 kg per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 1,898 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 1,762 kg per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 1,879 kg per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 1,681 kg per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 1,757 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 2,104 kg per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 2,168 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2,144 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2,168 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 2,115 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 2,064 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2,168 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 1,874 kg per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 1,746 kg per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 2,003 kg per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 2,016 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 2,128 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 2,434 kg per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 2,539 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 2,646 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 2,692 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 2,715 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 2,607 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 2,850 kg per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 3,089 kg per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 3,073 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 3,006 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 3,213 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 3,362 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 3,459 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 3,570 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3,666 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 3,758 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3,876 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 3,971 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 4,112 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 4,167 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4,441 kg per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 4,507 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4,691 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 4,726 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4,750 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 4,846 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 4,898 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5,080 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 5,178 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5,381 kg per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 5,462 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5,426 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5,578 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 5,601 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,441 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5,434 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5,685 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 5,716 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5,797 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5,947 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 5,904 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 5,995 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 5,995 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,429 kg per hectare, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 5,995 kg per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,751 kg per hectare, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,863 kg per hectare | 1,681 kg per hectare | 2,071 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,055 kg per hectare | 1,746 kg per hectare | 2,168 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,572 kg per hectare | 2,016 kg per hectare | 3,089 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,495 kg per hectare | 3,006 kg per hectare | 3,971 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,622 kg per hectare | 4,112 kg per hectare | 5,080 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,490 kg per hectare | 5,178 kg per hectare | 5,716 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,911 kg per hectare | 5,797 kg per hectare | 5,995 kg per hectare | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Vietnam?
- Cereal yield in Vietnam was 5,995 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5,995 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,681 kg per hectare in 1968.
- How does Vietnam rank for cereal yield?
- Vietnam ranks 28th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.