Malaysia vs Myanmar: Exported deforestation

Malaysia
35,121 hectares
in 2023
Myanmar
29,282 hectares
in 2023
Malaysia rank
9th
Myanmar rank
11th

Exported deforestation over time

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

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 35,121 hectares against 29,282 hectares in Myanmar, a difference of 5,839 hectares.

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

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

Malaysia ranks 9th and Myanmar ranks 11th 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
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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.