What is the difference in tree cover loss between India and Viet Nam?

252 hectares, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Viet Nam?

25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Viet Nam: Tree Cover Loss

India

118,595 hectares

in 2025

Viet Nam

118,343 hectares

in 2025

India rank

29th

Viet Nam rank

30th

Tree Cover Loss over time

India
Viet Nam

How they compare

India currently reports 118,595 hectares against 118,343 hectares in Viet Nam, a difference of 252 hectares.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was India ahead.

India ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 30th of 190 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	61,426 hectares	80,140 hectares	18,714 hectares	Viet Nam
2010s	112,064 hectares	213,639 hectares	101,575 hectares	Viet Nam
2020s	125,364 hectares	158,003 hectares	32,639 hectares	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, India or Viet Nam?: India, at 118,595 hectares against 118,343 hectares in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between India and Viet Nam?: 252 hectares, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Viet Nam?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do India and Viet Nam rank globally for tree cover loss?: India ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 30th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree Cover Loss (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,725 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.