Malaysia vs Western Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Malaysia
16,526 1000 ha
in 2025
Western Europe
25,228 1000 ha
in 2025
Malaysia rank
34th
Western Europe rank
32nd

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Malaysia
  • Western Europe
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072025

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 25,228 1000 ha against 16,526 1000 ha in Malaysia, a difference of 8,702 1000 ha.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.5 times Malaysia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 34th and Western Europe ranks 32nd of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 18,405 1000 ha 22,622 1000 ha 4,217 1000 ha Western Europe
2000s 17,873 1000 ha 23,547 1000 ha 5,674 1000 ha Western Europe
2010s 17,593 1000 ha 24,305 1000 ha 6,712 1000 ha Western Europe
2020s 16,821 1000 ha 25,009 1000 ha 8,188 1000 ha Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Malaysia or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 25,228 1000 ha against 16,526 1000 ha in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Malaysia and Western Europe?
8,702 1000 ha, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Western Europe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Western Europe rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Malaysia ranks 34th and Western Europe ranks 32nd 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.