15.1.1 Forest area — Value in Malaysia
Malaysia: 15.1.1 Forest area — Value was 18,885 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
15.1.1 Forest area — Value in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.1.1 forest area — value in Malaysia is 18,885 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area — value in Malaysia peaked at 20,618 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,885 1000 ha, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 34th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,618 1000 ha | 20,618 1000 ha | 20,618 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2000s | 19,691 1000 ha | 19,691 1000 ha | 19,691 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 19,206 1000 ha | 18,948 1000 ha | 19,464 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2020s | 19,035 1000 ha | 18,885 1000 ha | 19,185 1000 ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.20 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.33 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 26,142 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 12,792 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.29 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 650,242 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 658,658 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area — value in Malaysia?
- 15.1.1 forest area — value in Malaysia was 18,885 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 20,618 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,885 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for 15.1.1 forest area — value?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area — value rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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