Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Vietnam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest with a long-term management plan in Vietnam is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 113.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Vietnam peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1990.
Vietnam ranks 1st of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.5% | — |
| 2000 | 41.4% | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +101.7% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 3.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.4%, 2.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 42.2% | 49.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More environment data for Vietnam
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 20.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Vietnam?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Vietnam was 100.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Vietnam ranks 1st out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.3%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).