Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 38.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
38.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 164 countries
All-time high
38.2%
in 2015
All-time low
8.5%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Viet Nam, 2000–2025

102030402000201220252000: 8.5 %2001: 13.5 %2002: 28.6 %2003: 28.6 %2004: 28.6 %2005: 28.6 %2006: 28.6 %2007: 29.2 %2008: 29.2 %2009: 29.2 %2010: 29.2 %2011: 32.4 %2012: 33.1 %2013: 33.1 %2014: 37.3 %2015: 38.2 %2016: 38.2 %2017: 38.2 %2018: 38.2 %2019: 38.2 %2020: 38.2 %2021: 38.2 %2022: 38.2 %2023: 38.2 %2024: 38.2 %2025: 38.2 %

Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 38.2% for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Viet Nam peaked at 38.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2000.

That places Viet Nam 104th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Viet Nam, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 8.5%
2001 13.5% +59.5%
2002 28.6% +110.9%
2003 28.6% +0.0%
2004 28.6% +0.0%
2005 28.6% +0.0%
2006 28.6% +0.0%
2007 29.2% +2.4%
2008 29.2% +0.0%
2009 29.2% +0.0%
2010 29.2% +0.0%
2011 32.4% +10.9%
2012 33.1% +2.1%
2013 33.1% +0.0%
2014 37.3% +12.8%
2015 38.2% +2.2%
2016 38.2% +0.0%
2017 38.2% +0.0%
2018 38.2% +0.0%
2019 38.2% +0.0%
2020 38.2% +0.0%
2021 38.2% +0.0%
2022 38.2% +0.0%
2023 38.2% +0.0%
2024 38.2% +0.0%
2025 38.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.2% 8.5% 29.2% 10
2010s 35.6% 29.2% 38.2% 10
2020s 38.2% 38.2% 38.2% 6

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 101 Azerbaijan 39.9% compare
  2. 102 Cameroon 39.2% compare
  3. 103 Iran, Islamic Republic of 38.2% compare
  4. 105 Paraguay 38.1% compare
  5. 106 Indonesia 38.0% compare
  6. 107 Australia 37.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Viet Nam?
Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Viet Nam was 38.2% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2000.
How does Viet Nam rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
Viet Nam ranks 104th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected
Unit
%
Source
BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 4,264 data points, 2000–2025
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Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).