Environment in Vietnam 735 indicators covering environment for Vietnam. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Land Surface Temperature 27.56 2021 up 0.5% 91st Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 100,000 t 2016 up 122.2% 20th Wood pellets — Export quantity 5.90 million t 2024 up 658.2% 2nd Wood pellets — Export value 801,219 1000 USD 2024 up 582.4% 2nd Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 223,206 t 2024 up 20.0% 2nd Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 28,760 1000 USD 2024 up 25.3% 4th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 34.5% 2017 down 35.7% 50th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 76.7% 2017 down 10.7% 64th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 99.2% 2017 down 0.8% 98th Forest certified for sustainable use 510,740 thousands of hectares 2024 up 282.3% 49th Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 510.74 2024 up 282.3% 53rd Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 7.0% 2022 down 62.5% 149th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 18.1% 2022 up 148.9% 212th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 — 50th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 49th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 22.89 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 13.2% 69th Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 2.56 kilograms 2023 up 246.3% 24th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 8,533 m3 2024 down 63.3% 26th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 3,281 1000 USD 2024 up 277.1% 20th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 177 t 2016 up 1,375.0% 25th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 49 1000 USD 2016 up 600.0% 29th Share of plastic waste exports 1.1% 2023 down 39.0% 19th Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 125 m3 2024 down 90.7% 53rd Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 22 1000 USD 2024 down 84.3% 64th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 6.24 million t 2024 up 680.0% 2nd Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% 1st Cropland area under organic agric. — Area 111.18 1000 ha 2024 up 98.9% 30th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 3 t 2024 down 99.5% 53rd Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 3 1000 USD 2024 down 99.1% 55th Above-ground forest biomass 90.54 tonnes per hectare 2025 up 45.0% 129th Above-ground biomass in forest 90.54 2025 up 45.0% 139th Forest area 14,790 2025 up 5.2% 45th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 47.2% 2025 up 5.2% 79th Share of forest area within protected areas 15.6% 2025 up 4.3% 112th Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 15.6% 2025 up 4.3% 110th Wood pellets — Production 6.00 million t 2024 up 650.0% 2nd Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st Cropland area certified organic — Area 111.18 1000 ha 2024 up 166.7% 29th Ozone (O₃) concentration 56 ppb 2015 up 12.0% 90th Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development 233.22 2024 down 57.3% 10th Coastal protection 77.42 2025 down 0.3% 70th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 100 t 2016 down 94.7% 21st Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 44 1000 USD 2016 down 95.2% 20th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 240,000 t 2024 up 26.3% 6th Wood fuel, coniferous — Export quantity 45 m3 2024 down 82.1% 56th Wood fuel, coniferous — Export value 12 1000 USD 2024 down 25.0% 53rd Freshwater Fish — Feed 700 1000 t 2023 — 1st Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Production 290,000 t 2024 unchanged 18th Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 100.0% 2025 up 113.3% 1st Population using safely managed sanitation services 48.3% 2024 up 22.0% 49th Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted 315,850 2023 down 37.3% 19th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 27.7% 2021 — 94th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 191,061 2021 — 7th Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 1.38 million 2019 down 33.7% 18th Lake water quality turbidity 22.7% 2021 — 40th Lake water quality trophic state 1.7% 2021 — 42nd Population using safely managed drinking-water services 47.0% 2024 up 10.0% 40th Share of forest with a long-term management plan 100.0% 2025 up 113.3% 1st Share of global annual deforestation 0.0% 2020 down 19.8% 61st Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — Area 0.47 1000 ha 2024 down 92.2% 44th ← Previous Page 12 of 13 Next →