Forest land — Area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Forest land — Area was 14,790 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Viet Nam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Viet Nam is 14,790 1000 ha, 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 land — area in Viet Nam peaked at 14,790 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,376 1000 ha, in 1990.
Viet Nam ranks 48th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,376 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9,617 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 9,858 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 10,098 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 10,339 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 10,580 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 10,821 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 11,062 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 11,302 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 11,543 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 11,784 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 11,944 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 12,105 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 12,265 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 12,426 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 12,586 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 12,746 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 12,907 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 13,067 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13,228 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 13,388 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 13,523 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13,658 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 13,792 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 13,927 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 14,062 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 14,185 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 14,308 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14,431 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 14,554 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 14,677 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 14,700 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 14,722 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14,745 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 14,768 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 14,790 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,460 1000 ha | 9,376 1000 ha | 11,543 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,506 1000 ha | 11,784 1000 ha | 13,228 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,983 1000 ha | 13,388 1000 ha | 14,554 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,734 1000 ha | 14,677 1000 ha | 14,790 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More environment data for Viet Nam
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.817 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 642 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 54.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4,921 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Viet Nam?
- Forest land — area in Viet Nam was 14,790 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 14,790 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,376 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for forest land — area?
- Viet Nam ranks 48th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.