Forest land — Area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Forest land — Area was 18,885 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 18,885 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Malaysia peaked at 20,618 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,885 1000 ha, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 37th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,201 1000 ha | 19,784 1000 ha | 20,618 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,357 1000 ha | 19,022 1000 ha | 19,691 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,253 1000 ha | 18,948 1000 ha | 19,464 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,035 1000 ha | 18,885 1000 ha | 19,185 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.62 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 442 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 225 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.86 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 281 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 86.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,014 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 850.4 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Malaysia?
- Forest land — area in Malaysia was 18,885 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 20,618 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,885 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for forest land — area?
- Malaysia ranks 37th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area 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 Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.