Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 15.49 in 2020. β² Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vietnam, 2000β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 15.49 for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Vietnam peaked at 15.49 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.28, in 2000.
That places Vietnam 90th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.28 | 12.28 | 12.28 | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.06 | 14.24 | 15.41 | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.49 | 15.49 | 15.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 87 Djibouti 16.07 compare
- 88 Togo 16 compare
- 89 Belarus, Republic of 15.8 compare
- 91 Burkina Faso 15.06 compare
- 92 American Samoa 14.99 compare
- 93 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 14.7 compare
More environment data for Vietnam
- Heating Degree Days 201.25 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,503 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9.08 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 3.43 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4764 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.19 Mt CO2e (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 15.49 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 15.49 in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.28 in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Vietnam ranks 90th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, 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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