Forest land — Area in Vietnam
Vietnam: Forest land — Area was 14,790 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Vietnam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Vietnam stood at 14,790 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Vietnam peaked at 14,790 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,376 1000 ha, in 1990.
Vietnam 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 Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 14,790 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 6.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 14,790 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 13.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4921 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 7.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Vietnam?
- Forest land — area in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 14,790 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,376 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for forest land — area?
- Vietnam ranks 48th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 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.