Millet yields in Vietnam
Vietnam: Millet yields was 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet yields in Vietnam, 1999–2024
Source: 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 2.67 tonnes per hectare for millet yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Vietnam peaked at 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8571 tonnes per hectare, in 2004.
That places Vietnam 9th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Millet yields in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 0.9041 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9098 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9343 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +60.5% |
| 2017 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | +37.4% |
| 2020 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -40.2% |
| 2021 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +73.6% |
| 2024 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.67 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.67 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 tonnes per hectare, 2.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +73.6% | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.54 tonnes per hectare |
| 2016 | +60.5% | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare |
| 2020 | -40.2% | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare |
| 2017 | -33.0% | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare |
| 2019 | +37.4% | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 6 China 3.15 tonnes per hectare compare
- 7 Tajikistan 2.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 2.84 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Ethiopia 2.47 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 Switzerland 2.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 Spain 2.31 tonnes per hectare 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 millet yields in Vietnam?
- Millet yields in Vietnam was 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8571 tonnes per hectare in 2004.
- How does Vietnam rank for millet yields?
- Vietnam ranks 9th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.