Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Malaysia
Malaysia: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 6,798 ha th in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 6,798 ha th for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Malaysia peaked at 6,798 ha th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 14th of 266 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 55.14 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 73.3 ha th | +32.9% |
| 2010 | 4,425 ha th | +5937.4% |
| 2015 | 5,230 ha th | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 4,584 ha th | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 4,737 ha th | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 5,011 ha th | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 3,967 ha th | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 5,197 ha th | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 5,384 ha th | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 5,669 ha th | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 6,196 ha th | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 6,798 ha th | +9.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +5937.4% | 73.3 ha th | 4,425 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.22 ha th | 55.14 ha th | 73.3 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 4,659 ha th | 3,967 ha th | 5,230 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 5,849 ha th | 5,197 ha th | 6,798 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Malaysia?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Malaysia was 6,798 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,798 ha th in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Malaysia ranks 14th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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