Sub-Saharan Africa vs Viet Nam: Planted Forest — Area

Sub-Saharan Africa
12,864 1000 ha
in 2025
Viet Nam
3,931 1000 ha
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
17th
Viet Nam rank
16th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Viet Nam
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020072025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 12,864 1000 ha against 3,931 1000 ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 8,933 1000 ha.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.3 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 35 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 7,588 1000 ha 1,131 1000 ha 6,457 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 8,673 1000 ha 2,060 1000 ha 6,612 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 10,819 1000 ha 3,120 1000 ha 7,699 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 12,477 1000 ha 3,811 1000 ha 8,666 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Sub-Saharan Africa or Viet Nam?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 12,864 1000 ha against 3,931 1000 ha in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
8,933 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for planted forest — area?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th 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.