Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 47.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
47.2%
World rank
15th
of 23 countries
All-time high
47.2%
in 2025
All-time low
28.8%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Viet Nam, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Viet Nam stood at 47.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Viet Nam peaked at 47.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1990.
That places Viet Nam 15th out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.8% | — |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 47.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 37.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 42.7% | 44.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.8% | 47.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 74.7% compare
- 13 Vanuatu 74.4% compare
- 14 Finland 74.2% compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% compare
- 16 Niue 72.6% compare
- 16 Türkiye 29.6% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 72.4% compare
- 18 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
More environment data for Viet Nam
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6413 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2718 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.817 °C (2025)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 642 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.05 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.36 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Viet Nam?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Viet Nam was 47.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Viet Nam ranks 15th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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