Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Viet Nam, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Viet Nam is 2.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Viet Nam peaked at 2.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2013.
That places Viet Nam 163rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.6% | — |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More climate change data for Viet Nam
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.9% (2100)
- Urban population 38.8% (2025)
- Urban population 39.45 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 101.60 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 584.26 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.04 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 3.67 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Viet Nam?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Viet Nam was 2.9% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2013.
- How does Viet Nam rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Viet Nam ranks 163rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.