Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 57.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malaysia stood at 57.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malaysia peaked at 58.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 56th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.0% | — |
| 2000 | 45.7% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 57.4% | +2.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 57.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 2.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 57.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.4%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 47.2% | 58.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 55.9% | 57.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malaysia?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Malaysia was 57.4% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Malaysia ranks 56th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).