Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malaysia
Malaysia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 2.36 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malaysia stood at 2.36 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malaysia peaked at 2.36 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.31 million hectares, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 25th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.80 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 22 New Zealand 2.43 million hectares compare
- 23 South Africa 2.42 million hectares compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 2.38 million hectares compare
- 26 France 2.36 million hectares compare
- 27 Belarus 2.27 million hectares compare
- 28 South Korea 2.26 million hectares compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 332.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.34 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0205 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0252 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0898 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3735 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malaysia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Malaysia was 2.36 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 million hectares in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Malaysia ranks 25th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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