Planted Forest — Area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Planted Forest — Area was 2,359 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted 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 planted forest — area in Malaysia is 2,359 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Malaysia peaked at 2,359 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,309 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places Malaysia 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,796 1000 ha | 1,658 1000 ha | 1,935 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,484 1000 ha | 1,341 1000 ha | 1,628 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,660 1000 ha | 1,309 1000 ha | 1,997 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,214 1000 ha | 2,069 1000 ha | 2,359 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 23 Portugal 2,488 1000 ha compare
- 24 New Zealand 2,434 1000 ha compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 2,384 1000 ha compare
- 27 France 2,356 1000 ha compare
- 28 Belarus 2,265 1000 ha compare
- 29 Republic of Korea 2,260 1000 ha 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 planted forest — area in Malaysia?
- Planted forest — area in Malaysia was 2,359 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,359 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,309 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for planted forest — area?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.