Spain vs Vietnam: Annual change in forest area
Spain
30,144 hectares
in 2025
Vietnam
22,572 hectares
in 2025
Spain rank
16th
Vietnam rank
18th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Spain
- Vietnam
How they compare
Spain currently reports 30,144 hectares against 22,572 hectares in Vietnam, a difference of 7,572 hectares.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 16th and Vietnam ranks 18th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 318,927 hectares | 240,814 hectares | 78,113 hectares | Spain |
| 2000s | 164,396 hectares | 168,438 hectares | 4,042 hectares | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 48,175 hectares | 132,648 hectares | 84,473 hectares | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 38,677 hectares | 39,322 hectares | 645.22 hectares | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Spain or Vietnam?
- Spain, at 30,144 hectares against 22,572 hectares in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Spain and Vietnam?
- 7,572 hectares, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Vietnam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Vietnam rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Spain ranks 16th 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.