Per capita diet composition in Vietnam
Vietnam: Per capita diet composition was 689.18 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
689.18
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 192 countries
All-time high
764
in 2014
All-time low
396.51
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita diet composition in Vietnam, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 689.18 for per capita diet composition in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita diet composition in Vietnam peaked at 764 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 396.51, in 1991.
That places Vietnam 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Per capita diet composition in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 433.89 | — |
| 1962 | 451.96 | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 451.81 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 448.42 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 446.9 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 441.07 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 439.75 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 455.79 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 457.61 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 489.73 | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 468.36 | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 459.57 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 469.48 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 485.92 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 465.19 | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 459.89 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 444.22 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 412.34 | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 444.9 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 435.1 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 451.28 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 428.25 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 437.86 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 447.35 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 441.88 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 453.2 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 426.28 | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 440.38 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 430.57 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 412.73 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 396.51 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 405.94 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 431.9 | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 430.36 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 427.62 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 430.28 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 426.98 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 455.42 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 465.97 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 471.52 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 477.27 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 485.61 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 488.77 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 490.92 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 478.28 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 461.31 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 467.3 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 471.87 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 464.65 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 735.26 | +58.2% |
| 2011 | 732.22 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 728.49 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 736.96 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 764 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 753.51 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 745.92 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 744.99 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 720.08 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 729.15 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 740.55 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 718.88 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 692.44 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 689.18 | -0.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 689.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 435.62, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 689.18 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 413.65, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita diet composition 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +58.2% | 464.65 | 735.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 447.47 | 433.89 | 457.61 | 9 |
| 1970s | 459.96 | 412.34 | 489.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 439.21 | 426.28 | 453.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 428.37 | 396.51 | 465.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 475.75 | 461.31 | 490.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 739.06 | 720.08 | 764 | 10 |
| 2020s | 710.26 | 689.18 | 740.55 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 per capita diet composition in Vietnam?
- Per capita diet composition in Vietnam was 689.18 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita diet composition recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 764 in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita diet composition recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 396.51 in 1991.
- How does Vietnam rank for per capita diet composition?
- Vietnam ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita diet composition rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita diet composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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