Forest land — Share in Land area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Forest land — Share in Land area was 47.12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Viet Nam, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Viet Nam stood at 47.12 %. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Viet Nam peaked at 47.12 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.81 %, in 1990.
Viet Nam ranks 78th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.81 % | — |
| 1991 | 29.55 % | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 30.29 % | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 31.03 % | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 31.77 % | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 32.5 % | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 33.24 % | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 33.98 % | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 34.72 % | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 35.46 % | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 37.88 % | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 38.4 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 38.98 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 39.56 % | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 40.07 % | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 40.23 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 40.75 % | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 41.29 % | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 41.78 % | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.29 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 42.73 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 43.16 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 43.57 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 44.06 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 44.44 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 44.87 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.26 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.65 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 46.04 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 46.44 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 46.83 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 46.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 46.97 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 47.04 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 47.12 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.14 % | 28.81 % | 35.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.12 % | 37.88 % | 42.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.62 % | 42.73 % | 46.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.97 % | 46.83 % | 47.12 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 75 Polynesia 48.35 % compare
- 76 New Caledonia 48.05 % compare
- 77 Austria 47.27 % compare
- 78 Vietnam 47.12 % compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 46.7 % compare
- 81 Guadeloupe 46.5 % compare
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 — share in land area in Viet Nam?
- Forest land — share in land area in Viet Nam was 47.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 47.12 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.81 % in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Viet Nam ranks 78th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 — Share in 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.