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 42nd of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,618 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 20,526 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 20,433 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 20,340 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 20,248 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 20,155 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 20,062 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 19,970 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 19,877 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 19,784 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 19,691 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 19,617 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 19,543 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 19,468 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 19,394 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 19,320 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19,245 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 19,171 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 19,096 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 19,022 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 18,948 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 19,051 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19,154 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19,258 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 19,361 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19,464 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 19,408 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 19,352 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 19,296 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19,241 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 19,185 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 19,125 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 19,065 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 19,005 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 18,945 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 18,885 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 18,885 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 8.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 18,885 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 16.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 42nd out of 249 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.