India vs Malaysia: Exported deforestation

India
28,549 hectares
in 2023
Malaysia
35,121 hectares
in 2023
India rank
12th
Malaysia rank
9th

Exported deforestation over time

  • India
  • Malaysia
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200520142023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 35,121 hectares against 28,549 hectares in India, a difference of 6,572 hectares.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times India's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

India ranks 12th and Malaysia ranks 9th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Exported deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.