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 34th out of 222 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.
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
- 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 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 34th out of 222 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.