Cropland extent over the long-term in Vietnam
Vietnam: Cropland extent over the long-term was 11.83 million hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
11.83 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
28th
of 202 countries
All-time high
11.83 million hectares
in 2025
All-time low
180,199 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Vietnam, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 11.83 million hectares for cropland extent over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Vietnam peaked at 11.83 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 180,199 hectares, in 1000.
That places Vietnam 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 180,199 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 234,154 hectares | +29.9% |
| 1200 | 288,078 hectares | +23.0% |
| 1300 | 341,980 hectares | +18.7% |
| 1400 | 395,863 hectares | +15.8% |
| 1500 | 449,732 hectares | +13.6% |
| 1600 | 562,048 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1700 | 674,335 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1710 | 740,838 hectares | +9.9% |
| 1720 | 807,339 hectares | +9.0% |
| 1730 | 873,838 hectares | +8.2% |
| 1740 | 940,336 hectares | +7.6% |
| 1750 | 1.01 million hectares | +7.1% |
| 1760 | 1.07 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 1770 | 1.14 million hectares | +6.2% |
| 1780 | 1.21 million hectares | +5.8% |
| 1790 | 1.27 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 1800 | 1.34 million hectares | +5.2% |
| 1810 | 1.41 million hectares | +5.0% |
| 1820 | 1.47 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 1830 | 1.65 million hectares | +12.1% |
| 1840 | 1.83 million hectares | +10.8% |
| 1850 | 2.01 million hectares | +9.8% |
| 1860 | 2.19 million hectares | +8.9% |
| 1870 | 2.37 million hectares | +8.2% |
| 1880 | 2.86 million hectares | +20.8% |
| 1890 | 3.52 million hectares | +23.1% |
| 1900 | 4.23 million hectares | +20.2% |
| 1910 | 4.99 million hectares | +18.0% |
| 1920 | 5.57 million hectares | +11.7% |
| 1930 | 5.23 million hectares | -6.1% |
| 1940 | 4.81 million hectares | -8.2% |
| 1950 | 4.29 million hectares | -10.7% |
| 1951 | 4.41 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 4.54 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 4.69 million hectares | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 4.85 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 5.01 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 5.19 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 5.38 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 5.57 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1959 | 5.78 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 6.02 million hectares | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 6.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 6.03 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 6.03 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.04 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 6.04 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.04 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 6.07 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.09 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.11 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 6.14 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 6.15 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.17 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 6.21 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.24 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.24 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 6.45 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 6.54 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 6.56 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 6.57 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 6.57 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.58 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 6.58 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.59 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6.59 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.42 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 6.40 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.39 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 6.38 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 6.38 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.38 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 6.42 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 6.70 million hectares | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 6.76 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.81 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 6.75 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.00 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 7.20 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 7.41 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 7.77 million hectares | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 8.14 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 8.84 million hectares | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 8.81 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.89 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.15 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 9.41 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.44 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.42 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.60 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 9.65 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.12 million hectares | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 10.13 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.15 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.21 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.23 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.51 million hectares | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 11.53 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.53 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.50 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.75 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 11.72 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 11.72 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.67 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.77 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.80 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 11.83 million hectares | +0.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 11.83 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million hectares, 5.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 11.83 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million hectares, 9.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +29.9% | 180,199 hectares | 234,154 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 180,199 hectares | 180,199 hectares | 180,199 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 234,154 hectares | 234,154 hectares | 234,154 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 288,078 hectares | 288,078 hectares | 288,078 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 341,980 hectares | 341,980 hectares | 341,980 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 395,863 hectares | 395,863 hectares | 395,863 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 449,732 hectares | 449,732 hectares | 449,732 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 562,048 hectares | 562,048 hectares | 562,048 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 674,335 hectares | 674,335 hectares | 674,335 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 740,838 hectares | 740,838 hectares | 740,838 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 807,339 hectares | 807,339 hectares | 807,339 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 873,838 hectares | 873,838 hectares | 873,838 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 940,336 hectares | 940,336 hectares | 940,336 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.01 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.07 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.14 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.27 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.34 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.41 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.47 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.65 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.01 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.19 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.37 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.86 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 3.52 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 4.23 million hectares | 4.23 million hectares | 4.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 4.99 million hectares | 4.99 million hectares | 4.99 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 5.57 million hectares | 5.57 million hectares | 5.57 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 5.23 million hectares | 5.23 million hectares | 5.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 4.81 million hectares | 4.81 million hectares | 4.81 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.97 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.05 million hectares | 6.02 million hectares | 6.11 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.33 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 6.57 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.49 million hectares | 6.38 million hectares | 6.59 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.92 million hectares | 6.38 million hectares | 7.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.14 million hectares | 8.14 million hectares | 9.65 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.86 million hectares | 10.12 million hectares | 11.75 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.75 million hectares | 11.67 million hectares | 11.83 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 25 Cote d'Ivoire 14.48 million hectares compare
- 26 Myanmar 12.43 million hectares compare
- 27 South Africa 12.41 million hectares compare
- 29 Germany 11.79 million hectares compare
- 30 Poland 11.67 million hectares compare
- 31 Philippines 11.25 million hectares compare
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 cropland extent over the long-term in Vietnam?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Vietnam was 11.83 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.83 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,199 hectares in 1000.
- How does Vietnam rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Vietnam ranks 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.