Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Vietnam
Vietnam: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.0%
World rank
75th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1990
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Vietnam, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 0.0% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Vietnam peaked at 0.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Vietnam 75th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -58.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 8% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 13% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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More environment data for Vietnam
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Vietnam?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Vietnam was 0.0% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Vietnam ranks 75th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.