Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Vietnam
Vietnam: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 5,995 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Vietnam, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 5,995 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Vietnam peaked at 5,995 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,006 kg per hectare, in 1991.
Vietnam ranks 28th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,495 kg per hectare | 3,006 kg per hectare | 3,971 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,622 kg per hectare | 4,112 kg per hectare | 5,080 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,490 kg per hectare | 5,178 kg per hectare | 5,716 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,911 kg per hectare | 5,797 kg per hectare | 5,995 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More poverty & inequality data for Vietnam
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.299 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.8% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1063 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1063 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1476 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2105 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.6% (2022)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Vietnam?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Vietnam was 5,995 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5,995 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,006 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Vietnam rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Vietnam ranks 28th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.