Forest area km in Vietnam
Vietnam: Forest area km was 14.79 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.79 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
41st
of 235 countries
All-time high
14.79 million
in 2025
All-time low
9.38 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Vietnam, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Vietnam is 14.79 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Vietnam peaked at 14.79 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.38 million, in 1990.
Vietnam ranks 41st of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.38 million | — |
| 1991 | 9.62 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 9.86 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 10.10 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 10.34 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 10.58 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 10.82 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 11.06 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 11.30 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 11.54 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 11.78 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 11.94 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.10 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.27 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 12.43 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 12.59 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 12.75 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 12.91 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 13.39 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 13.52 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 13.79 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.93 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 14.06 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.18 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 14.31 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.43 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.68 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.70 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 14.72 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.74 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.77 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 14.79 million | +0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 14.79 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 6.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 14.79 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million, 13.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.46 million | 9.38 million | 11.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.51 million | 11.78 million | 13.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.98 million | 13.39 million | 14.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.73 million | 14.68 million | 14.79 million | 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 forest area km in Vietnam?
- Forest area km in Vietnam was 14.79 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 14.79 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.38 million in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for forest area km?
- Vietnam ranks 41st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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