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 43rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 4,585 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)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 12,291 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 31,343 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 12,291 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.36 % (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 43rd out of 231 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.