Total rubber area of Vietnam, years 1998 – 2009 (thousand metric ha)
|
Year
|
Total area (thousand ha)
|
% growth
|
|
1998
|
382
|
10.1
|
|
1999
|
395
|
3.4
|
|
2000
|
413
|
4.6
|
|
2001
|
416
|
0.7
|
|
2002
|
429
|
3.1
|
|
2003
|
441
|
2.8
|
|
2004
|
454
|
2.9
|
|
2005
|
483
|
6.4
|
|
2006
|
522
|
8.1
|
|
2007
|
556
|
6.5
|
|
2008
|
631.4
|
13.6
|
|
2009
|
674.2
|
6.8
|
Source: Agroinfo, adapted from GSO, Jan-2010