Forestland — Area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Forestland — Area was 14,790 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Viet Nam, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Viet Nam is 14,790 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Viet Nam peaked at 14,790 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,376 1000 ha, in 1990.
Viet Nam ranks 26th of 46 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,460 1000 ha | 9,376 1000 ha | 11,543 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,506 1000 ha | 11,784 1000 ha | 13,228 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,983 1000 ha | 13,388 1000 ha | 14,554 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,734 1000 ha | 14,677 1000 ha | 14,790 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 23 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 26,747 1000 ha compare
- 24 Japan 24,908 1000 ha compare
- 25 Gabon 23,555 1000 ha compare
- 26 South Africa 22,881 1000 ha compare
- 27 Finland 22,543 1000 ha compare
- 28 Sudan 21,980 1000 ha compare
- 29 Congo, Republic of 21,854 1000 ha 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 forestland — area in Viet Nam?
- Forestland — area in Viet Nam was 14,790 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 14,790 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,376 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Viet Nam rank for forestland — area?
- Viet Nam ranks 26th out of 46 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Forestland — Area. 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).