Change of cereal yield vs land used in Vietnam
Vietnam: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 6.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.04
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
29th
of 186 countries
All-time high
6.04
in 2024
All-time low
1.68
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Vietnam, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 6.04 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Vietnam peaked at 6.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.68, in 1968.
Vietnam ranks 29th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.86 | — |
| 1962 | 1.95 | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 2.07 | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 1.91 | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 1.9 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.76 | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 1.88 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 1.68 | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 1.76 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 2.1 | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 2.17 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2.14 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.17 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 2.11 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.06 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.17 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 1.87 | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 1.75 | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 2 | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 2.02 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.13 | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 2.43 | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 2.54 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 2.65 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 2.69 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.72 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 2.61 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 2.85 | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 3.09 | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 3.07 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.01 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.21 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 3.36 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 3.46 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.57 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3.67 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 3.76 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.88 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 3.97 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 4.11 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 4.17 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.44 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 4.51 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.69 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 4.73 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.75 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.85 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.08 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 5.18 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.38 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 5.46 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.43 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.58 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.6 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.44 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.43 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.69 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 5.72 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.8 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.95 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 5.9 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.04 | +0.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 6.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 6.04 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 | 1.68 | 2.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.06 | 1.75 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.57 | 2.02 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5 | 3.01 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.62 | 4.11 | 5.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 | 5.18 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.94 | 5.8 | 6.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More agriculture & rural data for Vietnam
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2721 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1164 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.258 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1228 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Vietnam?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Vietnam was 6.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.04 in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 in 1968.
- How does Vietnam rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Vietnam ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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