Nepal vs Vietnam: Annual change in forest area
Nepal
16,580 hectares
in 2025
Vietnam
22,572 hectares
in 2025
Nepal rank
21st
Vietnam rank
18th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Nepal
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 22,572 hectares against 16,580 hectares in Nepal, a difference of 5,992 hectares.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.4 times Nepal's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 21st and Vietnam ranks 18th of 235 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,741 hectares | 240,814 hectares | 224,073 hectares | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 16,741 hectares | 168,438 hectares | 151,697 hectares | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 10,058 hectares | 132,648 hectares | 122,590 hectares | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 16,580 hectares | 39,322 hectares | 22,742 hectares | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Nepal or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 22,572 hectares against 16,580 hectares in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Nepal and Vietnam?
- 5,992 hectares, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Vietnam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Vietnam rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Nepal ranks 21st and Vietnam ranks 18th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.