Abubuwan da suka shafi muhalli a Vietnam suna da yawa kuma sun bambanta. Wannan ya faru ne saboda sakamakon yakin Vietnam, haka kuma saboda saurin bunkasuwar masana'antu na Vietnam bayan sauye-sauyen tattalin arziki a shekarata 1986 da aka fi sani da Doi Moi, da sauran dalilai. A hukumance, Ma'aikatar Albarkatun Kasa da Muhalli (MONRE) na Jamhuriyar gurguzu ta Vietnam ta lissafa batutuwan muhalli da suka haɗa da ƙasa, ruwa, ilimin ƙasa da ma'adanai, tekuna da tsibirai, da sauransu. A cewar State of Environment a shekarar 2001 da gwamnati ta buga, manyan batutuwan da suka shafi muhalli a Vietnam sune lalacewar ƙasa, lalata gandun daji, asarar nau'ikan halittu, gurɓataccen ruwa, gurɓataccen iska da kuma sarrafa shara . Koyaya, batutuwan da motsin muhalli a Vietnam ya shafi wasu lokuta suna faɗuwa a waje da waɗannan rukunin hukuma. Misali, a cewar wani bincike na Bankin Duniya a shekara ta 2007, sauyin yanayi ya zama babban abin damuwa saboda ana sa ran Vietnam za ta yi tasiri sosai sakamakon abubuwan da suka shafi yanayi a cikin shekaru masu zuwa.