Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Vietnam
Vietnam: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was 22,572 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
Vietnam recorded 22,572 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Vietnam peaked at 240,814 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 22,572 hectares, in 2021.
That places Vietnam 18th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Vietnam?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 240,814 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,572 hectares in 2021.
- How does Vietnam rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Vietnam ranks 18th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.