France vs Malaysia: Forest area
France
17.80 million hectares
in 2025
Malaysia
18.88 million hectares
in 2025
France rank
38th
Malaysia rank
35th
Forest area over time
- France
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 18.88 million hectares against 17.80 million hectares in France, a difference of 1.09 million hectares.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
France ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 35th of 235 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.82 million hectares | 20.20 million hectares | 5.38 million hectares | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 15.80 million hectares | 19.36 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 16.81 million hectares | 19.25 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 17.57 million hectares | 19.03 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, France or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 18.88 million hectares against 17.80 million hectares in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between France and Malaysia?
- 1.09 million hectares, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do France and Malaysia rank globally for forest area?
- France ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 35th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.