Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 15.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.6%
World rank
110th
of 197 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 2025
All-time low
5.1%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vietnam, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vietnam stood at 15.6%. 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 Vietnam peaked at 15.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1990.
Vietnam ranks 110th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 15.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 15.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 108 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.7% compare
- 109 South Africa 15.6% compare
- 110 Viet Nam 15.6% compare
- 112 Bulgaria 15.6% compare
- 113 Finland 14.8% compare
More environment data for Vietnam
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vietnam?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Vietnam ranks 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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