United States vs Vietnam: Agriculture-driven deforestation

United States

47,201 hectares

in 2024

Vietnam

39,062 hectares

in 2024

United States rank

30th

Vietnam rank

32nd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

United States currently reports 47,201 hectares against 39,062 hectares in Vietnam, a difference of 8,139 hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 30th and Vietnam ranks 32nd of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.