Which has higher share of land covered by forest, 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 share of land covered by forest 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?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of land covered by forest

Malaysia

57.5%

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

57.6%

in 2025

Malaysia rank

40th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

39th

Share of land covered by forest 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 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 216 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	61.5%	61.3%	0.2%	Malaysia
2000s	58.9%	60.7%	1.8%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	58.6%	58.3%	0.3%	Malaysia
2020s	57.9%	57.5%	0.4%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land covered by forest, 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 share of land covered by forest 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?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of land covered by forest?: Malaysia ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 39th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of land covered by forest
Unit: %
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 7,823 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.