Share of arable land which is organic in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of arable land which is organic was 1.42 percent in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of arable land which is organic in Vietnam, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of arable land which is organic in Vietnam is 1.42 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 468.0% on the previous year and up 305.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Vietnam peaked at 1.42 percent in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.06 percent, in 2005.
Vietnam ranks 70th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of arable land which is organic in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.06 percent | — |
| 2006 | 0.22 percent | +266.7% |
| 2007 | 0.12 percent | -45.5% |
| 2008 | 0.12 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.14 percent | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.18 percent | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 0.22 percent | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.34 percent | +54.5% |
| 2013 | 0.35 percent | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4 percent | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.63 percent | +57.5% |
| 2016 | 0.44 percent | -30.2% |
| 2017 | 0.48 percent | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.42 percent | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5 percent | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.51 percent | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6 percent | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.25 percent | -58.3% |
| 2023 | 1.42 percent | +468.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.42 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 percent, 5.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.42 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.18 percent, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +468.0% | 0.25 percent | 1.42 percent |
| 2006 | +266.7% | 0.06 percent | 0.22 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.132 percent | 0.06 percent | 0.22 percent | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.396 percent | 0.18 percent | 0.63 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.695 percent | 0.25 percent | 1.42 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 67 Tajikistan 1.66 percent compare
- 68 Montenegro 1.62 percent compare
- 69 Philippines 1.47 percent compare
- 71 United Arab Emirates 1.38 percent compare
- 72 Ecuador 1.36 percent compare
- 73 Palestine 1.32 percent 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 share of arable land which is organic in Vietnam?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Vietnam was 1.42 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 percent in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 percent in 2005.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Vietnam ranks 70th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 305.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).