France vs Malaysia: Share of global forest area
France
0.4%
in 2025
Malaysia
0.5%
in 2025
France rank
38th
Malaysia rank
35th
Share of global forest area over time
- France
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
France ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 35th of 235 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, France or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between France and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do France and Malaysia rank globally for share of global forest area?
- France ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 35th 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 Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.