Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Vietnam
Vietnam: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 73.42 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Vietnam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 73.42 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure 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 Vietnam peaked at 92.05 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 73.42 %, in 2025.
That places Vietnam 190th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 73.42 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 78% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 73.42 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.46 %, 78% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
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- 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Vietnam?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 92.05 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.42 % in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Vietnam ranks 190th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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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.