FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Vietnam

According to FAOSTAT, Vietnam produced 47.9 million t of cereals (14th in the world), 18.3 million t of vegetables (6th in the world), 12.6 million t of fruit (14th in the world), 5.6 million t of meat (11th in the world) and 1.3 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were rice (43.5 million t), sugar cane (11.8 million t) and cassava (10.5 million t).

Products recorded: 89
World #1: 1; products
World top 10: 35; products
Year: 2024

Vietnam is the world’s largest producer of pepper, and ranks second or third for 6 other products.

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in oranges (+225%), followed by grapefruit and pomelos (+162%).

Livestock numbers: 6.2 million cattle, 26.5 million pigs and 3.2 million goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All cereals	47,853,478	14	1.53%	−4.6%
All vegetables	18,252,898	6	1.54%	+27%
All fruit	12,645,686	14	1.33%	+50%
All roots and tubers	11,861,504	19	1.26%	−0.6%
All sugar crops	11,843,773	25	0.53%	−40%
All meat	5,598,991	11	1.5%	+64%
All citrus fruit	3,139,837	13	1.9%	+197%
All milk	1,302,026	71	0.13%	+119%
All eggs	678,088	22	0.68%	+64%
All tree nuts	312,329	10	1.7%	+25%
All pulses	279,795	44	0.29%	−7.1%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Rice (paddy)	43,450,449	5	5.3%	−3.4%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	16,497,308	3	5.86%	+27%
Sugar cane	11,843,773	18	0.61%	−40%
Cassava	10,533,957	9	3.08%	+3.2%
Maize	4,402,173	29	0.36%	−15%
Pork (pig meat)	3,785,000	7	3.02%	+56%
Beer	3,100,000	11	1.68%	+158%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	2,802,329	2	7.15%	0.0%
Bananas	2,640,250	12	1.89%	+42%
Coconuts, in shell	2,280,323	5	3.48%	+66%
Coffee, green	2,015,289	2	17.86%	+43%
Oranges	1,915,530	10	2.85%	+225%
Raw sugar	1,790,000	21	0.95%	−16%
Mangoes and guavas	1,552,907	9	2.5%	+89%
Natural rubber	1,327,473	4	8.95%	+38%
Cow milk	1,276,872	66	0.16%	+126%
Chicken meat	1,259,484	25	0.98%	+99%
Watermelons	1,235,809	12	1.18%	+13%
Grapefruit and pomelos	1,224,307	2	12.41%	+162%
Cabbages	1,164,883	9	1.54%	+29%
Tea leaves	1,154,510	6	3.53%	+18%
Sweet potatoes	972,890	13	1.07%	−31%
Pineapples	806,529	12	2.75%	+36%
Hen eggs	678,088	22	0.72%	+64%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	435,848	3	5.31%	+56%
Coir	421,745	2	23.78%	+23%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	397,250	21	0.69%	−12%
Onions, dry	367,051	40	0.34%	+9.0%
Molasses	358,000	24	0.49%	−40%
Potatoes	354,657	80	0.09%	+10%
Cashew nuts, in shell	306,185	4	7.22%	+25%
Tea, packed	282,150	4	3.87%	+30%
Beef (cattle meat)	270,000	41	0.39%	+68%
Pepper (black, white)	262,230	1	28.09%	+73%
Soya bean oil	222,700	25	0.37%	+20%
Fat of pigs	217,924	5	1.92%	+56%
Cauliflower and broccoli	197,731	12	0.74%	+57%
Avocados	191,662	11	1.71%	—
Coconut oil	182,000	4	5.83%	+32%
Duck meat	164,682	3	2.25%	+69%
Beans, dry	142,574	34	0.47%	−13%
Other pulses n.e.c.	137,221	7	3.08%	+0.1%
Papayas	134,967	15	0.92%	+115%
Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c.	121,756	2	11.28%	−13%
Chillies and peppers, dry	100,502	10	1.84%	+5.8%
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c.	96,417	3	14.61%	+5.6%
Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers	71,307	2	29.13%	+134%
Buffalo meat	68,900	6	0.94%	+46%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	50,000	30	0.52%	+68%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	50,000	26	0.57%	+68%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	48,313	17	0.8%	−1.9%
Soybeans	46,127	51	0.01%	−71%
Whole milk, condensed	39,660	13	2.02%	+211%
Groundnut oil	32,300	19	0.5%	+4.9%
Mushrooms	25,925	23	0.05%	+18%
Honey	25,463	17	1.28%	+79%
Buffalo milk	25,154	15	0.02%	−11%
Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled	25,079	8	1.6%	0.0%
Goat meat	24,593	32	0.32%	+144%
Grapes	19,640	69	0.03%	−18%
Sesame seed	19,576	30	0.29%	−44%
Anise, coriander, cumin and fennel	18,782	10	0.7%	+340%
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling	15,884	4	3.42%	+135%
Raw hides and skins of buffaloes	12,815	6	0.86%	+46%
Wine	9,992	45	0.04%	+78%
Skim milk of cows	9,795	114	0.01%	—
Oil of sesame seed	8,700	20	0.72%	+85%
Cattle fat, unrendered	8,000	37	0.23%	+68%
Edible offal of buffalo, fresh, chilled or frozen	7,303	7	0.58%	+46%
Castor oil seeds	7,000	9	0.39%	0.0%
Other nuts	6,144	22	0.56%	+6.3%
Yoghurt	6,060	33	0.12%	+205%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	4,973	32	0.34%	+144%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	4,154	35	0.27%	+144%
Buffalo fat, unrendered	2,205	6	0.5%	+46%
Cocoa beans	1,500	32	0.03%	—
Raw silk (not thrown)	1,448	4	1.54%	+52%
Horse meat, fresh or chilled	1,252	27	0.17%	−7.9%
Millet	856	62	0%	−49%
Goat fat, unrendered	656	35	0.21%	+144%
Tallow	625	60	0.01%	−61%
Jute, raw or retted	522	11	0.01%	−46%
Butter of cow milk	480	105	0.01%	—
Cottonseed oil	437	58	0.01%	+101%
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen	173	23	0.18%	−8.0%
Buttermilk, dry	113	95	0.02%	—
Seed cotton	19	81	0%	−99%
Cotton seed	14	83	0%	−99%
Cotton lint	7	83	0%	−99%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	481,033,000	10	1.74%	+96%
Ducks	88,185,000	2	6.92%	+29%
Pigs	26,519,409	6	2.76%	−0.9%
Cattle	6,212,203	41	0.39%	+19%
Goats	3,166,435	52	0.27%	+98%
Buffalo	2,032,396	7	0.96%	−19%
Bees	272,500	40	0.27%	+9.0%
Horses	46,406	66	0.08%	−31%

Vietnam among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Vietnam, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Vietnam had 101 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Rice (paddy)	430	100	4.3×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	163	34.5	4.7×
Sugar cane	117	238	0.5×
Cassava	104	41.9	2.5×
Maize	43.6	149	0.3×
Pork (pig meat)	37.5	15.4	2.4×
Beer	30.7	22.7	1.4×
Other fruits, n.e.c.	27.7	4.81	5.8×
Bananas	26.1	17.1	1.5×
Coconuts, in shell	22.6	8.03	2.8×
Coffee, green	20.0	1.38	14.4×
Oranges	19.0	8.24	2.3×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Vietnam reported exports of 144 and imports of 188 of the products covered here; it was the world’s largest exporter of cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers, raw; pepper (piper spp.), raw.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Coffee, green	1,070,641	USD 3.60 bn	3.36	2 of 131
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	761,110	USD 2.68 bn	3.52	2 of 54
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw	213,105	USD 1.01 bn	4.76	1 of 124
Other fruits, n.e.c.	609,988	USD 588 m	0.96	2 of 131
Bananas	423,512	USD 369 m	0.87	11 of 107
Natural rubber in primary forms	297,578	USD 358 m	1.20	2 of 63
Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers, raw	76,629	USD 208 m	2.71	1 of 96
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens	75,872	USD 140 m	1.84	9 of 107
Coconuts, in shell	114,317	USD 125 m	1.09	3 of 93
Beer of barley, malted	79,499	USD 123 m	1.55	27 of 149

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Maize (corn)	8,813,381	USD 3.04 bn	0.34	6 of 190
Cotton lint, ginned	1,301,539	USD 2.75 bn	2.11	3 of 148
Cashew nuts, in shell	1,417,235	USD 1.82 bn	1.28	1 of 75
Wheat	4,916,718	USD 1.57 bn	0.32	15 of 176
Rice	1,453,314	USD 1.18 bn	0.81	1 of 149
Soya beans	2,273,470	USD 1.17 bn	0.51	15 of 165
Palm oil	712,724	USD 1.06 bn	1.49	14 of 191
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled	179,876	USD 667 m	3.71	1 of 33
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	192,114	USD 574 m	2.99	2 of 160
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	348,183	USD 448 m	1.29	12 of 189

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Vietnam?

By volume, the largest products of Vietnam in 2024 were rice (paddy) (43.5 million t), other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. (16.5 million t), sugar cane (11.8 million t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Vietnam the world’s largest producer of anything?

Yes. In 2024 Vietnam was the world’s largest producer of 1 product: pepper (black, white).

How much rice (paddy) does Vietnam produce per person?

About 430 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 100 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Vietnam export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were coffee, green (USD 3.60 bn), other tropical fruits, n.e.c. (USD 2.68 bn), pepper (piper spp.), raw (USD 1.01 bn), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Vietnam import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were maize (corn) (USD 3.04 bn), cotton lint, ginned (USD 2.75 bn), cashew nuts, in shell (USD 1.82 bn).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.