Land use hidden — Forest in Malaysia
Malaysia: Land use hidden — Forest was 189,636 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 189,636 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Malaysia peaked at 206,185 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 189,476 Square kilometres, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 206,185 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 205,258 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 204,331 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 203,404 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 202,476 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 201,549 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 200,622 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 199,695 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 198,768 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 197,841 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 196,914 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 196,170 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 195,426 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 194,682 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 193,939 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 193,195 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 192,451 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 191,708 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 190,964 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 190,220 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 189,476 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 190,510 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 191,543 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 192,576 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 193,609 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 194,642 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 193,146 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 192,645 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 192,143 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 191,642 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 191,140 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 190,639 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 190,137 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 189,636 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 189,636 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 6.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 189,636 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25,208 Square kilometres, 7.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 202,013 Square kilometres | 197,841 Square kilometres | 206,185 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 193,567 Square kilometres | 190,220 Square kilometres | 196,914 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 192,193 Square kilometres | 189,476 Square kilometres | 194,642 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,388 Square kilometres | 189,636 Square kilometres | 191,140 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — forest in Malaysia?
- Land use hidden — forest in Malaysia was 189,636 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 206,185 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 189,476 Square kilometres in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Malaysia ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata