Forest land area rose 0.881% to 148 '000 sq km in Vietnam in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Vietnam reached an all time high of 148 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 93.6 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to Vietnam's main peers, forest land area in Cambodia amounted to 94.6 '000 sq km, 2,083 '000 sq km in China, 188 '000 sq km in Laos and 164 '000 sq km in Thailand in 2015.
Vietnam has been ranked 39th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Cambodia | '000 sq km | 102 | 101 | 99.7 | 98.4 | 97.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 sq km | 2,041 | 2,006 | 2,022 | 2,037 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 sq km | 683 | 698 | 700 | 701 | 703 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 sq km | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 sq km | 158 | 178 | 180 | 182 | 184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 sq km | 205 | 221 | 221 | 222 | 222 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | '000 sq km | 321 | 318 | 312 | 307 | 301 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 sq km | 8,090 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 sq km | 190 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 163 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 sq km | 137 | 141 | 143 | 144 | 145 |
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