15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected was 15.63 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Viet Nam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 15.63 % for 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Viet Nam peaked at 15.63 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.07 %, in 1990.
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.07 % | — |
| 2000 | 11.16 % | +120.1% |
| 2010 | 14.24 % | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 14.98 % | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 15.45 % | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 15.63 % | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.07 % | 5.07 % | 5.07 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.16 % | 11.16 % | 11.16 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.61 % | 14.24 % | 14.98 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.54 % | 15.45 % | 15.63 % | 2 |
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More environment data for Viet Nam
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6413 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2718 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.817 °C (2025)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 642 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.05 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.36 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Viet Nam?
- 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Viet Nam was 15.63 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 15.63 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 % in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected?
- Viet Nam ranks 10th out of 19 regions with data for 2025.
- Is 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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