Brazil vs Malaysia: Forest land — Share in Land area

Brazil
58.55 %
in 2024
Malaysia
57.66 %
in 2024
Brazil rank
32nd
Malaysia rank
35th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Brazil
  • Malaysia
020406080199020072024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 58.55 % against 57.66 % in Malaysia, a difference of 0.89 %.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 35th of 210 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 70.89 % 61.49 % 9.4 % Brazil
2000s 65.17 % 58.92 % 6.25 % Brazil
2010s 61.71 % 58.6 % 3.11 % Brazil
2020s 59.33 % 58.03 % 1.3 % Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Brazil or Malaysia?
Brazil, at 58.55 % against 57.66 % in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Brazil and Malaysia?
0.89 %, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Brazil ranks 32nd and Malaysia ranks 35th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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.