Uruguay vs Vietnam: Annual change in forest area
Uruguay
18,394 hectares
in 2025
Vietnam
22,572 hectares
in 2025
Uruguay rank
20th
Vietnam rank
18th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Uruguay
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 22,572 hectares against 18,394 hectares in Uruguay, a difference of 4,178 hectares.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Uruguay ranks 20th 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 | Uruguay | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,685 hectares | 240,814 hectares | 195,129 hectares | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 36,936 hectares | 168,438 hectares | 131,502 hectares | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 25,254 hectares | 132,648 hectares | 107,395 hectares | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 18,583 hectares | 39,322 hectares | 20,739 hectares | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Uruguay or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 22,572 hectares against 18,394 hectares in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Uruguay and Vietnam?
- 4,178 hectares, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Vietnam?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Uruguay and Vietnam rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Uruguay ranks 20th 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.