Prime Minister calls for completion of national land database this year

Local authorities across Vietnam have been instructed to complete the national land database in 2026 as part of efforts to improve market transparency and accelerate digital transformation.

On May 19, Deputy Prime Minister Hồ Quốc Dũng, authorized by the Prime Minister, signed an official directive on accelerating cadastral mapping, land registration, and the development of the national land database.

Under the directive, the Prime Minister requested provinces and cities to speed up cadastral surveying, mapping, and the completion of land records and the national land database within 2026.

The completion of the land database was identified as a key task under Resolution 79 issued by the Politburo earlier this year and has been repeatedly emphasized by the Prime Minister during recent government meetings. While local authorities have already accelerated implementation, the Government noted that the remaining workload remains substantial.

To ensure progress, local governments have been instructed to review and develop detailed implementation plans with clearly assigned responsibilities. Provinces and cities are also required to establish monitoring and inspection mechanisms to oversee progress and address delays, negligence, or inaccurate reporting. Chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees will be held accountable before the Prime Minister for both implementation progress and quality.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, together with relevant ministries and agencies, will provide guidance and supervise implementation at the local level. The ministry is also tasked with reporting unresolved issues beyond its authority to the Prime Minister for consideration.

Vietnam’s national land database is being developed based on cadastral maps, land registration records, land use right certificates, land statistics, zoning plans, and land-use planning data. The database is expected to establish a transparent and synchronized land management platform, reduce administrative procedures, and support the country’s broader digital transformation agenda.

Currently, many localities have yet to complete cadastral mapping, while land data remains fragmented across different levels of administration. This has led to lengthy processing times for information retrieval, issuance of land-use certificates, land origin verification, and dispute resolution.

According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Vietnam currently has approximately 106 million land parcels nationwide. Of these, around 23.5 million parcels have been reviewed, updated, and standardized under the “accurate – sufficient – clean – live” data framework.

Another 38.9 million parcels already have data records but remain incomplete and require further data cleansing, supplementation, and verification. Meanwhile, 43.2 million parcels have yet to be incorporated into the database system.

Overall, approximately 82.1 million land parcels, equivalent to 77.5% of the total nationwide inventory, still require data standardization, information completion, and database integration.

Source: VnExpress