Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -5,412 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Viet Nam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded -5,412 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Viet Nam peaked at 12,888 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, -181,243 kt, in 2016.
Viet Nam ranks 19th of 21 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -77,763 kt | — |
| 1991 | -77,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -77,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -77,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -77,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -77,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -77,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -77,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -77,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -77,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -77,763 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 12,888 kt | -116.6% |
| 2002 | 12,888 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,888 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,888 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,888 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,888 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,888 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12,888 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,888 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,888 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -27,786 kt | -315.6% |
| 2012 | -27,786 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -27,786 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -27,786 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -27,786 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -181,243 kt | +552.3% |
| 2017 | -181,243 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -181,243 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -181,243 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -181,243 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -5,412 kt | -97.0% |
| 2022 | -5,412 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -5,412 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -5,412 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -5,412 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -77,763 kt | -77,763 kt | -77,763 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,823 kt | -77,763 kt | 12,888 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -85,101 kt | -181,243 kt | 12,888 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -34,717 kt | -181,243 kt | -5,412 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 16 Cabo Verde -7.33 kt compare
- 16 Malaysia 30,030 kt compare
- 16 Micronesia -58.67 kt compare
- 17 Paraguay 27,661 kt compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic -1,885 kt compare
- 18 Central African Republic 24,963 kt compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -1,995 kt compare
- 19 Liberia 22,829 kt compare
- 20 Mali 22,675 kt compare
- 20 Türkiye -6,908 kt compare
- 21 Chad 20,709 kt compare
- 22 Guinea 18,825 kt compare
More climate change data for Viet Nam
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.36 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,545 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 38,552 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 54.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,316 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,321 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,995 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 38.95 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Viet Nam?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Viet Nam was -5,412 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 12,888 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was -181,243 kt in 2016.
- How does Viet Nam rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Viet Nam ranks 19th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).