Nigeria vs Vietnam: Share of global forest area
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2025
Vietnam
0.4%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
39th
Vietnam rank
41st
Share of global forest area over time
- Nigeria
- Vietnam
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 39th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 235 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Nigeria or Vietnam?
- Nigeria, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Nigeria and Vietnam?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Vietnam?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Vietnam rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Nigeria ranks 39th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.