United States of America vs Viet Nam: Forest land — Share in Land area

United States of America
33.78 %
in 2024
Viet Nam
47.12 %
in 2024
United States of America rank
13th
Viet Nam rank
15th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • United States of America
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 47.12 % against 33.78 % in United States of America, a difference of 13.34 %.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 31 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 33.08 % 32.14 % 0.941 % United States of America
2000s 33.4 % 40.12 % 6.73 % Viet Nam
2010s 33.84 % 44.62 % 10.79 % Viet Nam
2020s 33.79 % 46.97 % 13.18 % Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, United States of America or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 47.12 % against 33.78 % in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between United States of America and Viet Nam?
13.34 %, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do United States of America and Viet Nam rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
United States of America ranks 13th and Viet Nam ranks 15th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.