Vietnam - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Vietnam was 121,688 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 121,722 in 2016 and a minimum value of 62,920 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 62,920
1962 62,970
1963 63,020
1964 63,070
1965 63,120
1966 63,170
1967 63,420
1968 63,670
1969 63,820
1970 64,170
1971 64,220
1972 64,470
1973 64,820
1974 65,070
1975 65,120
1976 67,220
1977 68,120
1978 68,360
1979 68,500
1980 68,580
1981 68,760
1982 68,840
1983 69,020
1984 69,100
1985 67,500
1986 67,250
1987 67,100
1988 67,100
1989 67,150
1990 67,260
1991 67,510
1992 70,250
1993 70,870
1994 71,400
1995 70,790
1996 76,820
1997 78,440
1998 80,550
1999 84,130
2000 87,800
2001 94,830
2002 94,550
2003 95,370
2004 97,956
2005 100,541
2006 100,780
2007 100,626
2008 102,408
2009 102,920
2010 107,601
2011 107,686
2012 107,933
2013 108,528
2014 108,737
2015 121,478
2016 121,722
2017 121,688
2018 121,688

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Vietnam was 39.25 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 39.26 in 2016, while its lowest value was 19.33 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 19.33
1962 19.35
1963 19.36
1964 19.38
1965 19.39
1966 19.41
1967 19.48
1968 19.56
1969 19.61
1970 19.71
1971 19.73
1972 19.81
1973 19.91
1974 19.99
1975 20.01
1976 20.65
1977 20.93
1978 21.00
1979 21.05
1980 21.07
1981 21.13
1982 21.15
1983 21.20
1984 21.23
1985 20.74
1986 20.66
1987 20.62
1988 20.62
1989 20.63
1990 20.66
1991 20.74
1992 21.58
1993 21.77
1994 21.94
1995 21.75
1996 23.60
1997 24.10
1998 24.75
1999 25.85
2000 28.23
2001 30.48
2002 30.45
2003 30.76
2004 31.59
2005 32.43
2006 32.50
2007 32.45
2008 33.03
2009 33.19
2010 34.70
2011 34.73
2012 34.81
2013 35.00
2014 35.07
2015 39.18
2016 39.26
2017 39.25
2018 39.25

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use