Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, United States or Vietnam?

United States, at 47,201 hectares against 39,062 hectares in Vietnam as of 2024.

What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between United States and Vietnam?

8,139 hectares, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vietnam?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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
Vietnam

How they compare

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.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	90,504 hectares	42,494 hectares	48,010 hectares	United States
2010s	87,340 hectares	68,655 hectares	18,686 hectares	United States
2020s	48,081 hectares	42,114 hectares	5,967 hectares	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, United States or Vietnam?: United States, at 47,201 hectares against 39,062 hectares in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between United States and Vietnam?: 8,139 hectares, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vietnam?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do United States and Vietnam rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: United States ranks 30th and Vietnam ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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