Mali vs Viet Nam: Forest area
Mali
132,960 sq. km
in 2023
Viet Nam
148,708 sq. km
in 2023
Mali rank
47th
Viet Nam rank
45th
Forest area over time
- Mali
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 148,708 sq. km against 132,960 sq. km in Mali, a difference of 15,748 sq. km.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 47th and Viet Nam ranks 45th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132,960 sq. km | 104,596 sq. km | 28,364 sq. km | Mali |
| 2000s | 132,960 sq. km | 125,059 sq. km | 7,901 sq. km | Mali |
| 2010s | 132,960 sq. km | 140,201 sq. km | 7,241 sq. km | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 132,960 sq. km | 147,570 sq. km | 14,610 sq. km | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mali or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 148,708 sq. km against 132,960 sq. km in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mali and Viet Nam?
- 15,748 sq. km, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Viet Nam?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Viet Nam rank globally for forest area?
- Mali ranks 47th and Viet Nam 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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About this data
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.