Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 15.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Viet Nam, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 15.6% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Viet Nam peaked at 15.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1990.
That places Viet Nam 11th out of 20 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.1% | — |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +120.1% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.4% | 15.6% | 2 |
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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 — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2718 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6413 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.817 °C (2025)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 642 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.05 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.36 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Viet Nam?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Viet Nam was 15.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Viet Nam ranks 11th out of 20 regions with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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