Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Viet Nam: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Lao People's Democratic Republic
12,658 1000 ha
in 2025
Viet Nam
10,860 1000 ha
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
12th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Viet Nam
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 12,658 1000 ha against 10,860 1000 ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 1,798 1000 ha.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 21 regions.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 14,231 1000 ha 9,328 1000 ha 4,903 1000 ha Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 13,815 1000 ha 10,446 1000 ha 3,370 1000 ha Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 13,275 1000 ha 10,863 1000 ha 2,412 1000 ha Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 12,815 1000 ha 10,923 1000 ha 1,892 1000 ha Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Viet Nam?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 12,658 1000 ha against 10,860 1000 ha in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?
1,798 1000 ha, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 21 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.