United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 4.6% in United Arab Emirates and 47.1% in Vietnam, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 42.6 percentage points, or 10 times that in United Arab Emirates.
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% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 4.6 2024 | 4.5 | 180 of 209 |
| Vietnam | 47.1 2024 | 44.4 | 64 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, United Arab Emirates ranked 180 and Vietnam ranked 64 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | United Arab Emirates | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.6 | 47.1 | – |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 47 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 47 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | 46.9 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 46.8 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 46.4 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 46 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 45.7 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 45.3 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 4.5 | 44.9 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 4.5 | 44.4 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 4.5 | 44.1 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 43.6 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 4.5 | 43.2 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 4.5 | 42.7 | 32 |
| 2009 | 4.5 | 42.3 | 32 |
| 2008 | 4.5 | 41.8 | 32 |
| 2007 | 4.5 | 41.3 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 4.5 | 40.8 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 4.5 | 40.2 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 4.5 | 40.1 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 4.5 | 39.6 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 4.4 | 39 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 4.4 | 38.4 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 4.4 | 37.9 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 4.4 | 35.5 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 4.4 | 34.7 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 4.4 | 34 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 4.4 | 33.2 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 4.4 | 32.5 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 4.4 | 31.8 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 4.4 | 31 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 4.4 | 30.3 | 33 |
| 1991 | 4.4 | 29.6 | – |
| 1990 | 4.4 | 28.8 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time