Forest area in Vietnam
Vietnam: Forest area was 14.79 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.79 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
41st
of 235 countries
All-time high
14.79 million hectares
in 2025
All-time low
9.38 million hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Vietnam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Vietnam is 14.79 million hectares, 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 in Vietnam peaked at 14.79 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.38 million hectares, 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 in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.38 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 9.62 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 9.86 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 10.10 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 10.34 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 10.58 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 10.82 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 11.06 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 11.30 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 11.54 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 11.78 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 11.94 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.10 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.27 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 12.43 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 12.59 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 12.75 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 12.91 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.07 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.23 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 13.39 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 13.52 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.66 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 13.79 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13.93 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 14.06 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.18 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 14.31 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.43 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.55 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.68 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.70 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 14.72 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.74 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.77 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 14.79 million hectares | +0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 14.79 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 6.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 14.79 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 13.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.46 million hectares | 9.38 million hectares | 11.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.51 million hectares | 11.78 million hectares | 13.23 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.98 million hectares | 13.39 million hectares | 14.55 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.73 million hectares | 14.68 million hectares | 14.79 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 in Vietnam?
- Forest area in Vietnam was 14.79 million 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 forest area recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 14.79 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.38 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for forest area?
- Vietnam ranks 41st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.