Change forest area share total in Vietnam
Vietnam: Change forest area share total was 0.1526 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Vietnam, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Vietnam is 0.1526, 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, change forest area share total in Vietnam peaked at 2.5 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1526, 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.
Change forest area share total in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.5 | — |
| 1992 | 2.44 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.38 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.33 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.28 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.23 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.18 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.13 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.09 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.04 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.34 | -34.3% |
| 2002 | 1.33 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.31 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.29 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.27 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.26 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.24 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.23 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.21 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9965 | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9867 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9771 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9676 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9583 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8676 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8602 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8528 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8456 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8385 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1536 | -81.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1533 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1531 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1529 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1526 | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -81.7% | 0.8385 | 0.1536 |
| 2001 | -34.3% | 2.04 | 1.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.28 | 2.09 | 2.5 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.35 | 1.21 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9511 | 0.8456 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2673 | 0.1526 | 0.8385 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0063 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.05 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1995)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 20.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6558 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Vietnam?
- Change forest area share total in Vietnam was 0.1526 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1526 in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for change forest area share total?
- Vietnam ranks 47th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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