What is the difference in forest area between Madagascar, Republic of and Vietnam?

24,806 sq. km, with Vietnam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar, Republic of and Vietnam?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar, Republic of vs Vietnam: Forest area

Madagascar, Republic of

123,902 sq. km

in 2023

Vietnam

148,708 sq. km

in 2023

Madagascar, Republic of rank

48th

Vietnam rank

45th

Forest area over time

Madagascar, Republic of
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 148,708 sq. km against 123,902 sq. km in Madagascar, Republic of, a difference of 24,806 sq. km.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar, Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar, Republic of ahead.

Madagascar, Republic of ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 45th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar, Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar, Republic of	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	133,952 sq. km	104,596 sq. km	29,356 sq. km	Madagascar, Republic of
2000s	128,198 sq. km	125,059 sq. km	3,139 sq. km	Madagascar, Republic of
2010s	125,025 sq. km	140,201 sq. km	15,176 sq. km	Vietnam
2020s	124,100 sq. km	147,570 sq. km	23,470 sq. km	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Madagascar, Republic of or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 148,708 sq. km against 123,902 sq. km in Madagascar, Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Madagascar, Republic of and Vietnam?: 24,806 sq. km, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar, Republic of and Vietnam?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Madagascar, Republic of and Vietnam rank globally for forest area?: Madagascar, Republic of ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 45th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.