Southern Asia vs Viet Nam: Planted Forest — Area

Southern Asia
16,114 1000 ha
in 2025
Viet Nam
3,931 1000 ha
in 2025
Southern Asia rank
14th
Viet Nam rank
16th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Southern Asia
  • Viet Nam
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 16,114 1000 ha against 3,931 1000 ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 12,183 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 4.1 times Viet Nam's.

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

Southern Asia ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Asia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 13,337 1000 ha 1,131 1000 ha 12,206 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 13,831 1000 ha 2,060 1000 ha 11,770 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 14,550 1000 ha 3,120 1000 ha 11,430 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 15,963 1000 ha 3,811 1000 ha 12,152 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Southern Asia or Viet Nam?
Southern Asia, at 16,114 1000 ha against 3,931 1000 ha in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Southern Asia and Viet Nam?
12,183 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and Viet Nam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Southern Asia and Viet Nam rank globally for planted forest — area?
Southern Asia ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted 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
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.