France vs Vietnam: Imported deforestation

France
28,283 hectares
in 2023
Vietnam
26,644 hectares
in 2023
France rank
7th
Vietnam rank
9th

Imported deforestation over time

  • France
  • Vietnam
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k200520142023

How they compare

France currently reports 28,283 hectares against 26,644 hectares in Vietnam, a difference of 1,639 hectares.

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

Across all 19 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 7th and Vietnam ranks 9th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Imported deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
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Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.