Nigeria vs Vietnam: Forest area
Nigeria
17.13 million hectares
in 2025
Vietnam
14.79 million hectares
in 2025
Nigeria rank
39th
Vietnam rank
41st
Forest area over time
- Nigeria
- Vietnam
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 17.13 million hectares against 14.79 million hectares in Vietnam, a difference of 2.34 million hectares.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 39th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 235 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.00 million hectares | 10.46 million hectares | 10.54 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 19.73 million hectares | 12.51 million hectares | 7.23 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 18.46 million hectares | 13.98 million hectares | 4.48 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 17.45 million hectares | 14.73 million hectares | 2.71 million hectares | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Nigeria or Vietnam?
- Nigeria, at 17.13 million hectares against 14.79 million hectares in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Nigeria and Vietnam?
- 2.34 million hectares, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Vietnam?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Vietnam rank globally for forest area?
- Nigeria ranks 39th and Vietnam ranks 41st 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.