Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Vietnam
Vietnam: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 24.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Vietnam, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 24.5% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Vietnam peaked at 24.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 138th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +31.8% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 24.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 56% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 24.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.1%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 11.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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- 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)
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- 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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Vietnam?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Vietnam was 24.5% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Vietnam ranks 138th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).