Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Vietnam
Vietnam: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 2.05 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Vietnam, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Vietnam is 2.05 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Vietnam peaked at 2.08 hectares per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Vietnam ranks 173rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8602 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8848 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9094 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.934 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9586 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9831 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9985 hectares per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9923 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.03 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.05 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1 hectares per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.08 hectares per square kilometre | +106.7% |
| 1997 | 1.97 hectares per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.06 hectares per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 2.06 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.07 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.07 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.07 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.05 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.33 hectares per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.05 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 hectares per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +106.7% | 1.01 hectares per square kilometre | 2.08 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8381 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8602 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9715 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8848 hectares per square kilometre | 1.03 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 hectares per square kilometre | 1 hectares per square kilometre | 2.08 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 hectares per square kilometre | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | 2.07 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 170 Samoa 2.31 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 171 Belize 2.19 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 172 Canada 2.11 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 174 Thailand 1.57 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 175 Trinidad and Tobago 1.36 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 176 Sweden 1.11 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Vietnam?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Vietnam was 2.05 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 hectares per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8357 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Vietnam rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Vietnam ranks 173rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.