Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Malaysia

Malaysia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 87.51 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
87.51 %
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
145th
of 222 countries
All-time high
93.09 %
in 2010
All-time low
87.51 %
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Malaysia, 1990–2025

0204060801001990200720251990: 90.6 %1991: 90.7 %1992: 90.8 %1993: 90.9 %1994: 91 %1995: 91.2 %1996: 91.3 %1997: 91.4 %1998: 91.5 %1999: 91.6 %2000: 91.7 %2001: 91.9 %2002: 92 %2003: 92.1 %2004: 92.3 %2005: 92.4 %2006: 92.5 %2007: 92.7 %2008: 92.8 %2009: 93 %2010: 93.1 %2011: 92.7 %2012: 92.3 %2013: 92 %2014: 91.6 %2015: 91.2 %2016: 90.8 %2017: 90.4 %2018: 90 %2019: 89.6 %2020: 89.2 %2021: 88.9 %2022: 88.5 %2023: 88.2 %2024: 87.8 %2025: 87.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 87.51 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Malaysia peaked at 93.09 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 87.51 %, in 2025.

Malaysia ranks 145th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 91.11 % 90.62 % 91.62 % 10
2000s 92.34 % 91.73 % 92.95 % 10
2010s 91.38 % 89.62 % 93.09 % 10
2020s 88.37 % 87.51 % 89.22 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Malaysia?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Malaysia was 87.51 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 93.09 % in 2010.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 87.51 % in 2025.
How does Malaysia rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Malaysia ranks 145th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.