Madagascar vs Viet Nam: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Madagascar
9,686 1000 ha
in 2025
Viet Nam
10,860 1000 ha
in 2025
Madagascar rank
52nd
Viet Nam rank
50th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Viet Nam
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 10,860 1000 ha against 9,686 1000 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 1,174 1000 ha.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 52nd and Viet Nam ranks 50th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 13,060 1000 ha 9,328 1000 ha 3,732 1000 ha Madagascar
2000s 12,235 1000 ha 10,446 1000 ha 1,789 1000 ha Madagascar
2010s 10,997 1000 ha 10,863 1000 ha 134.13 1000 ha Madagascar
2020s 9,989 1000 ha 10,923 1000 ha 933.83 1000 ha Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Madagascar or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 10,860 1000 ha against 9,686 1000 ha in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Madagascar and Viet Nam?
1,174 1000 ha, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Viet Nam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Viet Nam rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Madagascar ranks 52nd and Viet Nam ranks 50th of 222 countries.
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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.