Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Vietnam
Vietnam: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Vietnam is 0.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Vietnam peaked at 2.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.
That places Vietnam 47th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 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 as a share of forest area in Vietnam?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Vietnam was 0.2% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Vietnam ranks 47th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.