India vs Vietnam: Share of land area that is protected

India

7.7%

in 2025

Vietnam

7.6%

in 2025

India rank

169th

Vietnam rank

171st

Share of land area that is protected over time

India
Vietnam

How they compare

India currently reports 7.7% against 7.6% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Vietnam ahead.

India ranks 169th and Vietnam ranks 171st of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in India
Share of land area that is protected in Vietnam
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of land area that is protected
Unit: % of total land area
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 2,746 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.