Corn yields in Vietnam
Vietnam: Corn yields was 5.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Corn yields in Vietnam, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 5.11 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Vietnam peaked at 5.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9307 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Vietnam ranks 64th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9307 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9917 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.99 tonnes per hectare | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | 5.11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More agriculture & rural data for Vietnam
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 59.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.6% (2025)
- Rural population 62.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 61.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.00 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Vietnam?
- Corn yields in Vietnam was 5.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9307 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Vietnam rank for corn yields?
- Vietnam ranks 64th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.