Malaysia vs Spain: Forest land — Area

Malaysia
18,885 1000 ha
in 2025
Spain
19,133 1000 ha
in 2025
Malaysia rank
37th
Spain rank
36th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Malaysia
  • Spain
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 19,133 1000 ha against 18,885 1000 ha in Malaysia, a difference of 248 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 37th and Spain ranks 36th of 231 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 20,201 1000 ha 15,340 1000 ha 4,861 1000 ha Malaysia
2000s 19,357 1000 ha 17,756 1000 ha 1,600 1000 ha Malaysia
2010s 19,253 1000 ha 18,654 1000 ha 599.42 1000 ha Malaysia
2020s 19,035 1000 ha 19,057 1000 ha 22.72 1000 ha Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Malaysia or Spain?
Spain, at 19,133 1000 ha against 18,885 1000 ha in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Malaysia and Spain?
248 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Malaysia ranks 37th and Spain ranks 36th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.