Forest fires — Burned Area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Forest fires — Burned Area was 77,644 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area in Viet Nam, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 77,644 ha for forest fires — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Viet Nam peaked at 272,474 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 34,634 ha, in 1997.
Viet Nam ranks 10th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 110,277 ha | — |
| 1991 | 110,277 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 110,277 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 110,277 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 110,277 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 110,277 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46,626 ha | -57.7% |
| 1997 | 34,634 ha | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 137,346 ha | +296.6% |
| 1999 | 70,156 ha | -48.9% |
| 2000 | 76,757 ha | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 51,762 ha | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 117,942 ha | +127.9% |
| 2003 | 217,726 ha | +84.6% |
| 2004 | 214,227 ha | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 207,289 ha | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 107,794 ha | -48.0% |
| 2007 | 272,474 ha | +152.8% |
| 2008 | 91,125 ha | -66.6% |
| 2009 | 113,272 ha | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 170,903 ha | +50.9% |
| 2011 | 110,624 ha | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 131,676 ha | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 67,982 ha | -48.4% |
| 2014 | 123,527 ha | +81.7% |
| 2015 | 103,719 ha | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 127,139 ha | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 62,512 ha | -50.8% |
| 2018 | 67,687 ha | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 87,657 ha | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 89,666 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 76,604 ha | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 55,410 ha | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 86,149 ha | +55.5% |
| 2024 | 77,644 ha | -9.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +296.6% | 34,634 ha | 137,346 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95,042 ha | 34,634 ha | 137,346 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,037 ha | 51,762 ha | 272,474 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,343 ha | 62,512 ha | 170,903 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,095 ha | 55,410 ha | 89,666 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 7 Myanmar 1.29 million ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 414,900 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 723,318 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 316,286 ha compare
- 9 Canada 717,855 ha compare
- 10 Mexico 557,291 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,553 ha compare
- 11 India 523,649 ha compare
- 12 Cambodia 470,662 ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 8,913 ha compare
- 13 Nepal 363,091 ha compare
- 13 Türkiye 2,750 ha 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 forest fires — burned area in Viet Nam?
- Forest fires — burned area in Viet Nam was 77,644 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 272,474 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,634 ha in 1997.
- How does Viet Nam rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Viet Nam ranks 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.