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

80 hectares, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria 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.

Nigeria vs Viet Nam: Tree Cover Loss

Nigeria

118,263 hectares

in 2025

Viet Nam

118,343 hectares

in 2025

Nigeria rank

31st

Viet Nam rank

30th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Nigeria
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 118,343 hectares against 118,263 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 80 hectares.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 31st 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	Nigeria	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24,504 hectares	80,140 hectares	55,635 hectares	Viet Nam
2010s	72,460 hectares	213,639 hectares	141,179 hectares	Viet Nam
2020s	101,959 hectares	158,003 hectares	56,044 hectares	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Nigeria or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 118,343 hectares against 118,263 hectares in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Nigeria and Viet Nam?: 80 hectares, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Viet Nam?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Viet Nam rank globally for tree cover loss?: Nigeria ranks 31st 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: 24 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.