France vs Vietnam: Share global forest

France
0.4298
in 2025
Vietnam
0.3572
in 2025
France rank
38th
Vietnam rank
41st

Share global forest over time

  • France
  • Vietnam
00.10.20.30.4199020072025

How they compare

France currently reports 0.4298 against 0.3572 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0726.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.

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

France ranks 38th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 235 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3451 0.2436 0.1014 France
2000s 0.3743 0.2963 0.078 France
2010s 0.4019 0.3342 0.0676 France
2020s 0.4231 0.3548 0.0683 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share global forest, France or Vietnam?
France, at 0.4298 against 0.3572 in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in share global forest between France and Vietnam?
0.0726, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Vietnam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do France and Vietnam rank globally for share global forest?
France ranks 38th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share global forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share global forest
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed