Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Malaysia
Malaysia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 87.51 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Malaysia, 1990–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 142 Caribbean 88.71 % compare
- 143 Palestine 87.93 % compare
- 144 Kazakhstan 87.76 % compare
- 146 Switzerland 87.39 % compare
- 147 France 86.76 % compare
- 148 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 85.5 % compare
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 — 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
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.