Sweet potatoes — Area harvested in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested was 80,807 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
80,807 ha
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
8th
of 16 regions
All-time high
450,000 ha
in 1980
All-time low
79,700 ha
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested in Viet Nam, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested in Viet Nam is 80,807 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested in Viet Nam peaked at 450,000 ha in 1980 and was at its lowest, 79,700 ha, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 230,067 ha 222,000 ha 245,000 ha 9
1970s 266,930 ha 205,300 ha 396,200 ha 10
1980s 362,661 ha 319,800 ha 450,000 ha 10
1990s 321,084 ha 253,236 ha 404,900 ha 10
2000s 200,920 ha 146,600 ha 254,300 ha 10
2010s 130,974 ha 116,906 ha 150,800 ha 10
2020s 90,707 ha 79,700 ha 109,014 ha 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 5 Uganda 221,783 ha compare
  2. 6 Angola 200,311 ha compare
  3. 7 Rwanda 179,717 ha compare
  4. 8 Madagascar 150,429 ha compare
  5. 9 Papua New Guinea 142,854 ha compare
  6. 10 India 111,866 ha compare
  7. 11 Mozambique 100,470 ha compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — area harvested in Viet Nam?
Sweet potatoes — area harvested in Viet Nam was 80,807 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 450,000 ha in 1980.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 79,700 ha in 2023.
How does Viet Nam rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Viet Nam ranks 8th out of 16 regions with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 8,909 data points, 1961–2024
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