Share of land area that is protected in Vietnam
Vietnam: Share of land area that is protected was 7.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Vietnam, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 7.6% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Vietnam peaked at 7.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2013.
Vietnam ranks 171st of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected 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 reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Vietnam?
- Share of land area that is protected in Vietnam was 7.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2013.
- How does Vietnam rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Vietnam ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected 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 WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.