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 158th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.62 % | — |
| 1991 | 90.72 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 90.83 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 90.94 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.05 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 91.16 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 91.28 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 91.39 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 91.5 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 91.62 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 91.87 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 92 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 92.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.27 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.54 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.67 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.81 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.95 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.09 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.71 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.33 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 91.96 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 91.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.22 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 90.83 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.03 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.62 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 89.22 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.88 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 88.54 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.2 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 87.85 % | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 87.51 % | -0.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 87.51 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 93% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 87.51 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.46 %, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 155 Palestine 87.93 % compare
- 155 Palestine 87.93 % compare
- 157 Kazakhstan 87.76 % compare
- 159 Switzerland 87.39 % compare
- 160 France 86.76 % compare
- 161 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 85.5 % compare
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 — 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 158th out of 240 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.