Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 56 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Viet Nam, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Viet Nam stood at 56 percent. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Viet Nam peaked at 70 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 56 percent, in 2021.
That places Viet Nam 42nd out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70 percent | — |
| 2002 | 69 percent | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 68 percent | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 67 percent | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 65 percent | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 64 percent | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 62 percent | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61 percent | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 60 percent | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 59 percent | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 59 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58 percent | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 56 percent | -3.4% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 56 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42 percent, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 56 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45 percent, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.44 percent | 62 percent | 70 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.1 percent | 59 percent | 62 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 57 percent | 56 percent | 58 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More energy & mining data for Viet Nam
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Viet Nam?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Viet Nam was 56 percent in 2021, 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 70 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 percent in 2021.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Viet Nam ranks 42nd out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.