Share of cereals allocated to human food in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 53.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Vietnam, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 53.1% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Vietnam peaked at 97.6% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2021.
Vietnam ranks 115th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 97.4% | — |
| 1962 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 96.6% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 96.1% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 91.4% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 87.7% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 87.2% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 85.1% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 82.7% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 82.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 81.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 80.9% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 78.8% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 61.7% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | -2.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 53.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 96% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 53.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.1%, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.4% | 97.2% | 97.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 97.0% | 96.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.8% | 95.9% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.7% | 80.9% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 61.7% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 52.1% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 51.7% | 55.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Vietnam?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Vietnam was 53.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Vietnam ranks 115th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.