Agricultural land use per person in Vietnam
Vietnam: Agricultural land use per person was 0.1258 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1258 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
157th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.2785 hectares per person
in 1920
All-time low
0.0957 hectares per person
in 1995
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Vietnam, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.1258 hectares per person for agricultural land use per person in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Vietnam peaked at 0.2785 hectares per person in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0.0957 hectares per person, in 1995.
Vietnam ranks 157th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.2415 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.2409 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1200 | 0.2404 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1300 | 0.2399 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1400 | 0.2394 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1500 | 0.2389 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1600 | 0.2385 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1700 | 0.2381 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1710 | 0.2378 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1720 | 0.2392 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1730 | 0.2387 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1740 | 0.2383 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1750 | 0.2379 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1760 | 0.2375 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1770 | 0.2372 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1780 | 0.2368 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1790 | 0.2365 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1800 | 0.2362 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1810 | 0.2358 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1820 | 0.2356 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1830 | 0.2367 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 0.2364 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1850 | 0.236 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.2357 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.2354 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.2349 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.2457 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1900 | 0.2566 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1910 | 0.2675 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1920 | 0.2785 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1930 | 0.2461 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 1940 | 0.215 hectares per person | -12.7% |
| 1950 | 0.1826 hectares per person | -15.1% |
| 1951 | 0.1833 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1841 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1849 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.1856 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1864 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1872 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.188 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1889 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1897 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1926 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1869 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1816 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1764 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1715 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1667 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1621 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1583 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1546 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1508 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1478 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1437 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1401 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.137 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1339 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1305 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1325 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1322 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1305 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1288 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1269 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1244 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1218 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1194 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.117 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1119 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1091 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1065 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1042 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1021 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1002 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0986 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1006 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0995 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0983 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0957 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1025 hectares per person | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1033 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1048 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1081 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1115 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1191 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1174 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1172 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1191 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1209 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1198 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1183 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1191 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1184 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1225 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1214 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1205 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.12 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1191 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1319 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1309 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1297 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1282 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1296 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1282 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1275 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1263 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1265 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1261 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1258 hectares per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2415 hectares per person | 0.2415 hectares per person | 0.2415 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2409 hectares per person | 0.2409 hectares per person | 0.2409 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2404 hectares per person | 0.2404 hectares per person | 0.2404 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.2399 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2394 hectares per person | 0.2394 hectares per person | 0.2394 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2389 hectares per person | 0.2389 hectares per person | 0.2389 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.2385 hectares per person | 0.2385 hectares per person | 0.2385 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2381 hectares per person | 0.2381 hectares per person | 0.2381 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2378 hectares per person | 0.2378 hectares per person | 0.2378 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.2392 hectares per person | 0.2392 hectares per person | 0.2392 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2387 hectares per person | 0.2387 hectares per person | 0.2387 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2383 hectares per person | 0.2383 hectares per person | 0.2383 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2379 hectares per person | 0.2379 hectares per person | 0.2379 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.2375 hectares per person | 0.2375 hectares per person | 0.2375 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.2372 hectares per person | 0.2372 hectares per person | 0.2372 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.2368 hectares per person | 0.2368 hectares per person | 0.2368 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2365 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2362 hectares per person | 0.2362 hectares per person | 0.2362 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.2358 hectares per person | 0.2358 hectares per person | 0.2358 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.2356 hectares per person | 0.2356 hectares per person | 0.2356 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.2367 hectares per person | 0.2367 hectares per person | 0.2367 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.2364 hectares per person | 0.2364 hectares per person | 0.2364 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.236 hectares per person | 0.236 hectares per person | 0.236 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.2357 hectares per person | 0.2357 hectares per person | 0.2357 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.2354 hectares per person | 0.2354 hectares per person | 0.2354 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.2349 hectares per person | 0.2349 hectares per person | 0.2349 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.2457 hectares per person | 0.2457 hectares per person | 0.2457 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2566 hectares per person | 0.2566 hectares per person | 0.2566 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2675 hectares per person | 0.2675 hectares per person | 0.2675 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2785 hectares per person | 0.2785 hectares per person | 0.2785 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2461 hectares per person | 0.2461 hectares per person | 0.2461 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.215 hectares per person | 0.215 hectares per person | 0.215 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1861 hectares per person | 0.1826 hectares per person | 0.1897 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1701 hectares per person | 0.1508 hectares per person | 0.1926 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1357 hectares per person | 0.1288 hectares per person | 0.1478 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1143 hectares per person | 0.1021 hectares per person | 0.1269 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1012 hectares per person | 0.0957 hectares per person | 0.1081 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1181 hectares per person | 0.1115 hectares per person | 0.1209 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1254 hectares per person | 0.1191 hectares per person | 0.1319 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1267 hectares per person | 0.1258 hectares per person | 0.1282 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 154 Liechtenstein 0.1296 hectares per person compare
- 155 Comoros 0.1289 hectares per person compare
- 156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1268 hectares per person compare
- 158 Sri Lanka 0.1226 hectares per person compare
- 159 India 0.1215 hectares per person compare
- 160 Philippines 0.1082 hectares per person 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 agricultural land use per person in Vietnam?
- Agricultural land use per person in Vietnam was 0.1258 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2785 hectares per person in 1920.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0957 hectares per person in 1995.
- How does Vietnam rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Vietnam ranks 157th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.