Malaysia vs Spain: Forest area
Malaysia
18.88 million hectares
in 2025
Spain
19.13 million hectares
in 2025
Malaysia rank
35th
Spain rank
34th
Forest area over time
- Malaysia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.13 million hectares against 18.88 million hectares in Malaysia, a difference of 248,100 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 35th and Spain ranks 34th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.20 million hectares | 15.34 million hectares | 4.86 million hectares | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 19.36 million hectares | 17.76 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 19.25 million hectares | 18.65 million hectares | 599,390 hectares | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 19.03 million hectares | 19.06 million hectares | 22,717 hectares | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Malaysia or Spain?
- Spain, at 19.13 million hectares against 18.88 million hectares in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Malaysia and Spain?
- 248,100 hectares, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for forest area?
- Malaysia ranks 35th and Spain ranks 34th 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.