Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Vietnam
Vietnam: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 26.58 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Vietnam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Vietnam is 26.58 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Vietnam peaked at 26.58 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.95 %, in 1990.
Vietnam ranks 53rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.95 % | — |
| 1991 | 8.64 % | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 9.3 % | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 9.93 % | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 10.53 % | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 11.1 % | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 11.65 % | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 12.17 % | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 12.67 % | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 13.15 % | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 13.61 % | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 14.27 % | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 14.92 % | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 15.56 % | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 16.17 % | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 16.77 % | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 17.36 % | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 17.93 % | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 18.49 % | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 19.03 % | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 19.56 % | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 20.21 % | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 20.85 % | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 21.48 % | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 22.1 % | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 22.7 % | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 23.21 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 23.71 % | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 24.2 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 24.68 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 25.15 % | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 25.44 % | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 25.72 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 26.01 % | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 26.29 % | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 26.58 % | +1.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 26.58 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.72 %, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 26.58 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.33 %, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.71 % | 7.95 % | 13.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.41 % | 13.61 % | 19.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.27 % | 19.56 % | 24.68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.86 % | 25.15 % | 26.58 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4921 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Vietnam?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Vietnam was 26.58 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 26.58 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.95 % in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Vietnam ranks 53rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.