Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 16,526 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Malaysia is 16,526 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Malaysia peaked at 18,684 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16,526 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Malaysia 39th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,684 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 18,622 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 18,560 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 18,498 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 18,436 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 18,374 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 18,312 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 18,250 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 18,188 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 18,126 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 18,064 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 18,021 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 17,979 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 17,936 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 17,894 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 17,851 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 17,809 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 17,766 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17,724 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 17,681 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 17,639 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 17,662 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 17,686 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 17,709 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 17,733 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17,756 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17,628 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 17,500 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 17,372 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 17,244 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 17,116 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 16,998 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 16,880 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 16,762 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 16,644 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 16,526 1000 ha | -0.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 16,526 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 6.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 16,526 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,766 1000 ha, 9.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,405 1000 ha | 18,126 1000 ha | 18,684 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,873 1000 ha | 17,681 1000 ha | 18,064 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,593 1000 ha | 17,244 1000 ha | 17,756 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,821 1000 ha | 16,526 1000 ha | 17,116 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Malaysia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Malaysia was 16,526 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,684 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,526 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.