Which has higher forest area, Nigeria or Vietnam?

Nigeria, at 171,300 sq. km against 147,901 sq. km in Vietnam as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Nigeria and Vietnam?

23,399 sq. km, 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.

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.

Nigeria vs Vietnam: Forest area (sq. km)

Nigeria

171,300 sq. km

in 2025

Vietnam

147,901 sq. km

in 2025

Nigeria rank

39th

Vietnam rank

41st

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Nigeria
Vietnam

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 171,300 sq. km against 147,901 sq. km in Vietnam, a difference of 23,399 sq. km.

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 214 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	209,999 sq. km	104,596 sq. km	105,403 sq. km	Nigeria
2000s	197,311 sq. km	125,059 sq. km	72,252 sq. km	Nigeria
2010s	184,622 sq. km	139,828 sq. km	44,794 sq. km	Nigeria
2020s	174,472 sq. km	147,336 sq. km	27,135 sq. km	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Nigeria or Vietnam?: Nigeria, at 171,300 sq. km against 147,901 sq. km in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Nigeria and Vietnam?: 23,399 sq. km, 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 forest area?: Nigeria ranks 39th and Vietnam ranks 41st 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: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.