What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Tanzania, United Republic of and Viet Nam?

1.8%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Viet Nam?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Viet Nam: Share of land covered by forest

Tanzania, United Republic of

49.0%

in 2025

Viet Nam

47.2%

in 2025

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

63rd

Viet Nam rank

66th

Share of land covered by forest over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Viet Nam

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 49.0% against 47.2% in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.8%.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 63rd and Viet Nam ranks 66th of 216 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	63.6%	33.4%	30.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	59.1%	39.9%	19.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	54.4%	44.6%	9.8%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	50.3%	47.0%	3.3%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Tanzania, United Republic of or Viet Nam?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 49.0% against 47.2% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Tanzania, United Republic of and Viet Nam?: 1.8%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Viet Nam?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Viet Nam rank globally for share of land covered by forest?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 63rd and Viet Nam ranks 66th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of land covered by forest
Unit: %
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 7,823 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.