Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Malaysia
Malaysia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 12.49 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Malaysia is 12.49 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Malaysia peaked at 12.49 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.91 %, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 81st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.89 % | 8.38 % | 9.38 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.66 % | 7.05 % | 8.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.62 % | 6.91 % | 10.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.63 % | 10.78 % | 12.49 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 78 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.5 % compare
- 79 France 13.24 % compare
- 80 Switzerland 12.66 % compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 12.24 % compare
- 83 Palestine 12.07 % compare
- 84 Caribbean 11.22 % 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 — share in forest land in Malaysia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Malaysia was 12.49 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.49 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.91 % in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Malaysia ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 — 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.