Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 73.42 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Viet Nam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Viet Nam stood at 73.42 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Viet Nam peaked at 92.05 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 73.42 %, in 2025.
Viet Nam ranks 190th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.05 % | — |
| 1991 | 91.36 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 90.7 % | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 90.07 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 89.47 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 88.9 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 88.35 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 87.83 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 87.33 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 86.85 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 86.39 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.73 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 85.08 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 84.44 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 83.83 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 83.23 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 82.64 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.07 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 81.51 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 80.97 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 80.44 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 79.79 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.15 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 78.52 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 77.9 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 77.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.79 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 76.29 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 75.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 75.32 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 74.85 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 74.56 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.28 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.99 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 73.71 % | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 73.42 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.29 % | 86.85 % | 92.05 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.59 % | 80.97 % | 86.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.73 % | 75.32 % | 80.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.14 % | 73.42 % | 74.85 % | 6 |
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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 — 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 — share in forest land in Viet Nam?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Viet Nam was 73.42 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 92.05 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.42 % in 2025.
- How does Viet Nam rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Viet Nam ranks 190th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.