Ho Chi Minh City Plans 29 Park Projects, Targets 1 Square Meter of Parkland per Person by 2030

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has approved a green development plan for 2026–2030 that prioritizes investment in 29 park projects covering about 819 hectares. Of these, 20 public investment projects cover more than 138 hectares, while nine public-private partnership projects cover more than 680 hectares. The plan aims to improve the city's urban green space system, the environment and residents' quality of life.

As of December 2025, Ho Chi Minh City had 845 public parks covering more than 1,127 hectares, or about 0.79 square meters of public parkland per person. The city plans to raise that figure to 1 square meter by 2030, add about 10 hectares of public green space, and plant or rehabilitate about 30,000 trees in public spaces.

As of December 2025, Ho Chi Minh City had 845 public parks covering more than 1,127 hectares.（VietVance）

Under the plan, Ho Chi Minh City intends to advance 10 park projects covering more than 36 hectares in 2026, followed by further parks and greening projects along waterways in 2027–2029 and several more park projects by 2030. In addition to new projects, the city plans to renovate and upgrade eight existing parks covering a total of 106 hectares during 2026–2030.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to renovate and upgrade eight existing parks covering a total of 106 hectares during 2026–2030.（VietVance）

The plan also calls for planting about 1.4131 million trees across dispersed sites, including 65,100 funded by the state budget and 1.348 million through other mobilized funding. The city also plans to plant and restore more than 447 hectares of forest. The estimated total cost of the tree planting, afforestation and forest restoration work is about VND 115 billion.

Source: VietVance