Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 7.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Vietnam, 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 land area.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 7.6% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Vietnam peaked at 7.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2013.
That places Vietnam 171st 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 protected areas (% of total land area) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.5% | — |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 7.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 49% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 7.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8%, 48% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 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 terrestrial protected areas in Vietnam?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Vietnam was 7.6% 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 protected areas recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2013.
- How does Vietnam rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Vietnam ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.