How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Vietnam
Vietnam: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Vietnam, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Vietnam peaked at 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Vietnam 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.08 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 2.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 2.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 1.9 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1971 | 2.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 2.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1973 | 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.76 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1975 | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 1.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 2.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 2.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 2.72 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 2.89 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 3.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 3.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 4.21 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1995 | 4.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 4.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 4.94 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 5.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 5.83 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 6.89 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 7.48 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 8.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 9.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 10.17 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 11.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 11.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 13.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 14.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 15.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 15.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 16.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 17.97 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 18.7 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 19.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 20.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 21.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 22.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 24.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 24.96 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 26.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 26.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 27.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 33.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.99 metric tons per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -29.7% | 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.76 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.97 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.83 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.78 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 15.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 15.81 metric tons per square kilometre | 24.96 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 26.23 metric tons per square kilometre | 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 11 Macao 45.45 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 12 South Korea 37.98 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 13 Bangladesh 37.82 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bahrain 20.76 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 19.11 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 17 Iceland 14.85 metric tons 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Vietnam?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Vietnam was 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 28.19 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Vietnam rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Vietnam ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed 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
How have things changed? 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.