Annual deforestation in Vietnam
Vietnam: Annual deforestation was 1,820 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation in Vietnam, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual deforestation in Vietnam is 1,820 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Vietnam peaked at 5,540 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,820 hectares per year, in 2015.
Vietnam ranks 61st of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,540 hectares per year | 5,540 hectares per year | 5,540 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,540 hectares per year | 5,540 hectares per year | 5,540 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,230 hectares per year | 1,820 hectares per year | 2,640 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,820 hectares per year | 1,820 hectares per year | 1,820 hectares per year | 1 |
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 deforestation in Vietnam?
- Annual deforestation in Vietnam was 1,820 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5,540 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,820 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Vietnam rank for annual deforestation?
- Vietnam ranks 61st out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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