Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 777.07 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Viet Nam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Viet Nam stood at 777.07 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Viet Nam peaked at 777.07 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 307.72 million t, in 1990.
Viet Nam ranks 12th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 307.72 million t | — |
| 1991 | 328.93 million t | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 350.14 million t | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 371.34 million t | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 392.55 million t | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 413.76 million t | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 434.97 million t | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 456.18 million t | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 477.38 million t | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 498.59 million t | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 519.8 million t | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 516.29 million t | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 512.77 million t | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 509.26 million t | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 505.74 million t | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 502.23 million t | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 498.71 million t | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 495.2 million t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 491.68 million t | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 488.17 million t | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 484.65 million t | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 492.23 million t | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 499.81 million t | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 507.38 million t | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 514.96 million t | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 522.54 million t | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 571.97 million t | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 621.4 million t | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 670.83 million t | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 720.26 million t | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 769.69 million t | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 771.17 million t | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 772.64 million t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 774.12 million t | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 775.59 million t | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 777.07 million t | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 403.16 million t | 307.72 million t | 498.59 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 503.99 million t | 488.17 million t | 519.8 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 560.6 million t | 484.65 million t | 720.26 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 773.38 million t | 769.69 million t | 777.07 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 9 Australia 9,759 million t compare
- 10 Peru 7,827 million t compare
- 11 Colombia 6,851 million t compare
- 12 Central African Republic 6,600 million t compare
- 13 Guyana 5,306 million t compare
- 13 Türkiye 670.12 million t compare
- 14 Gabon 4,122 million t compare
- 15 Argentina 3,850 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 79.29 million t compare
More climate change data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,250 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Viet Nam?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Viet Nam was 777.07 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 777.07 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 307.72 million t in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Viet Nam ranks 12th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.