Malaysia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Malaysia
57.5%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
57.6%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
50th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
49th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Malaysia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 57.6% against 57.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 253 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.8% | 61.5% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 61.0% | 1.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 58.9% | 0.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 57.5% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Malaysia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 57.6% against 57.5% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Malaysia ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.