Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Vietnam
Vietnam: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 777.07 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Vietnam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Vietnam is 777.07 million t, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 Vietnam peaked at 777.07 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 307.72 million t, in 1990.
Vietnam ranks 59th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 777.07 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 208.83 million t, 3.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 777.07 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 143.68 million t, 5.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 Vietnam
More climate change data for Vietnam
- 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 Vietnam?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 777.07 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 307.72 million t in 1990.
- How does Vietnam rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Vietnam ranks 59th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.