Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Vietnam
Vietnam: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 335,734 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Vietnam, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — food supply in Vietnam stood at 335,734 million Kcal. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Vietnam peaked at 487,596 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 335,734 million Kcal, in 2023.
That places Vietnam 23rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 427,014 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 438,012 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 448,073 million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 458,632 million Kcal | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 470,436 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 483,108 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 394,788 million Kcal | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 424,659 million Kcal | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 435,881 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 452,366 million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 487,596 million Kcal | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 431,252 million Kcal | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 354,673 million Kcal | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 335,734 million Kcal | -5.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 335,734 million Kcal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 770.12 million Kcal, 435.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 335,734 million Kcal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,900 million Kcal, 28.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 443,297 million Kcal | 394,788 million Kcal | 483,108 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 402,314 million Kcal | 335,734 million Kcal | 487,596 million Kcal | 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 sweet potatoes — food supply in Vietnam?
- Sweet potatoes — food supply in Vietnam was 335,734 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 487,596 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 335,734 million Kcal in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
- Vietnam ranks 23rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — food supply rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.