Malaysia vs Seychelles: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Malaysia
57.5%
in 2025
Seychelles
57.6%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
41st
Seychelles rank
38th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Malaysia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 57.6% against 57.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 41st and Seychelles ranks 38th of 219 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.8% | 74.2% | 11.4% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 69.5% | 9.6% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 63.6% | 5.1% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 58.8% | 0.9% | Seychelles |
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 Seychelles?
- Seychelles, 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 Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Seychelles?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Seychelles rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Malaysia ranks 41st and Seychelles ranks 38th of 219 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.