Botswana vs Vietnam: Forest land — Area

Botswana
15,730 1000 ha
in 2025
Vietnam
14,790 1000 ha
in 2025
Botswana rank
47th
Vietnam rank
48th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Botswana
  • Vietnam
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 15,730 1000 ha against 14,790 1000 ha in Vietnam, a difference of 940 1000 ha.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 47th and Vietnam ranks 48th of 249 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 15,728 1000 ha 10,460 1000 ha 5,268 1000 ha Botswana
2000s 15,728 1000 ha 12,506 1000 ha 3,222 1000 ha Botswana
2010s 15,728 1000 ha 13,983 1000 ha 1,746 1000 ha Botswana
2020s 15,730 1000 ha 14,734 1000 ha 996.55 1000 ha Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Botswana or Vietnam?
Botswana, at 15,730 1000 ha against 14,790 1000 ha in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Botswana and Vietnam?
940 1000 ha, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Vietnam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Vietnam rank globally for forest land — area?
Botswana ranks 47th and Vietnam ranks 48th of 249 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,790 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.