Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 3,135 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Viet Nam, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 3,135 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% on the previous year and up 228.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Viet Nam peaked at 3,135 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 367.12 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Viet Nam ranks 78th of 758 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 367.12 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 955.28 Square kilometres | +160.2% |
| 2015 | 2,191 Square kilometres | +129.4% |
| 2020 | 2,491 Square kilometres | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 3,135 Square kilometres | +25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 367.12 Square kilometres | 367.12 Square kilometres | 367.12 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,573 Square kilometres | 955.28 Square kilometres | 2,191 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,813 Square kilometres | 2,491 Square kilometres | 3,135 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Viet Nam
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2718 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6413 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.817 °C (2025)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.36 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Viet Nam?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Viet Nam was 3,135 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 3,135 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 367.12 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Viet Nam rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Viet Nam ranks 78th out of 758 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 228.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation