Annual change in forest area in Vietnam
Vietnam: Annual change in forest area was 22,572 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
22,572 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 235 countries
All-time high
240,814 hectares
in 1991
All-time low
22,572 hectares
in 2021
Years of data
35
1991–2025
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.
Annual change in forest area in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 240,814 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 240,814 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 240,814 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 240,814 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 240,814 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 240,814 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 240,814 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 240,814 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 240,814 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 240,814 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 160,396 hectares | -33.4% |
| 2002 | 160,396 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 160,396 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 160,396 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 160,396 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 160,396 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 160,396 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 160,396 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 160,396 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 160,396 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 134,760 hectares | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 134,760 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 134,760 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 134,760 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 134,760 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 123,072 hectares | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 123,072 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 123,072 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 123,072 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 123,072 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22,572 hectares | -81.7% |
| 2022 | 22,572 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22,572 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22,572 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22,572 hectares | +0.0% |
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 |
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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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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.