Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Vietnam
Vietnam: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 47.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
47.2%
World rank
79th
of 253 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 Vietnam, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Vietnam stood at 47.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Vietnam peaked at 47.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1990.
Vietnam ranks 79th of 253 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 47.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.1%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 47.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.7%, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 Vietnam
- 76 New Caledonia 48.8% compare
- 77 Polynesia 48.6% compare
- 78 Austria 47.3% compare
- 79 Viet Nam 47.2% compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 46.8% compare
- 82 Guadeloupe 46.7% compare
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 forest area as a proportion of total land area in Vietnam?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Vietnam ranks 79th out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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