Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 10,860 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Viet Nam is 10,860 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Viet Nam peaked at 10,986 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,631 1000 ha, in 1990.
Viet Nam ranks 56th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,631 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,786 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 8,941 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 9,096 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 9,251 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 9,406 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 9,561 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 9,716 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 9,871 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 10,026 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 10,181 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 10,240 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 10,298 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 10,357 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 10,416 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10,475 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10,534 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10,593 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10,652 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10,710 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10,769 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10,789 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10,809 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10,830 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10,850 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10,870 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10,893 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10,916 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 10,939 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10,963 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 10,986 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 10,961 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10,935 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 10,910 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 10,885 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 10,860 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,328 1000 ha | 8,631 1000 ha | 10,026 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,446 1000 ha | 10,181 1000 ha | 10,710 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,863 1000 ha | 10,769 1000 ha | 10,963 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,923 1000 ha | 10,860 1000 ha | 10,986 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Viet Nam?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Viet Nam was 10,860 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 10,986 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,631 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Viet Nam ranks 56th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.