Guyana vs Malaysia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Guyana
18,377 1000 ha
in 2025
Malaysia
16,526 1000 ha
in 2025
Guyana rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
34th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

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

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 18,377 1000 ha against 16,526 1000 ha in Malaysia, a difference of 1,851 1000 ha.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

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

Guyana ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 34th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 18,585 1000 ha 18,405 1000 ha 180.3 1000 ha Guyana
2000s 18,544 1000 ha 17,873 1000 ha 671.69 1000 ha Guyana
2010s 18,470 1000 ha 17,593 1000 ha 876.81 1000 ha Guyana
2020s 18,396 1000 ha 16,821 1000 ha 1,575 1000 ha Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Guyana or Malaysia?
Guyana, at 18,377 1000 ha against 16,526 1000 ha in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Guyana and Malaysia?
1,851 1000 ha, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Malaysia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Malaysia rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Guyana ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 34th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.