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This map details the natural forest area in Vietnam by region and key provinces as of December 31, 2025. The total natural forest area nationwide reached 10.1 million hectares. Regionally, the Midlands and Northern Mountainous region leads with 3.7 million ha, followed closely by the South Central Coast and Central Highlands (3.6 million ha). Leading provinces include Lâm Đồng (930,200 ha), Gia Lai (692,100 ha), and Quảng Ngãi (659,100 ha).

This map shows the planted forest area in Vietnam as of December 31, 2025. The total planted forest area nationwide reached 4.9 million hectares, with the Midlands and Northern Mountainous region leading at 1.7 million hectares, followed by the South Central Coast and Central Highlands (1.4 million ha). Leading provinces include Lào Cai (393,800 ha), Gia Lai (390,200 ha), and Lạng Sơn (384,800 ha).

An infographic on soil degradation in the Central Highlands, showed how exhausted land, biodiversity loss and intensive farming have pushed ecosystems toward collapse — and why restoring soil health required a shift from extraction to care.

This map visualizes the certified forest area in Vietnam by region and key provinces as of May 11, 2026. The total certified forest area nationwide reached 880,200 hectares, with the highest concentration in the Central Highlands and South Central Coast (232,800 ha) and the North Central region (224,900 ha). Tuyên Quang and Gia Lai are the leading provinces with 83,500 ha and 83,600 ha respectively.

The infographic “Vietnam’s wood and wood products exports and imports” provided key insights into the quantity, value, and pricing of Vietnam's wood product imports and exports from major markets in 2025.