Annual change in forest area in Vietnam
Vietnam: Annual change in forest area was 22,572 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Vietnam, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Vietnam stood at 22,572 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Vietnam peaked at 240,814 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22,572 hectares, in 2021.
Vietnam ranks 18th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240,814 hectares | 240,814 hectares | 240,814 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 168,438 hectares | 160,396 hectares | 240,814 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,648 hectares | 123,072 hectares | 160,396 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,322 hectares | 22,572 hectares | 123,072 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 584.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.79 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 74.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 23.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 116.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2575 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 17.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Vietnam?
- Annual change in forest area in Vietnam was 22,572 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 240,814 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,572 hectares in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for annual change in forest area?
- Vietnam ranks 18th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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 Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.