Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 29.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 29.1% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Malaysia peaked at 29.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 55th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.0% | — |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +76.3% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 29.1% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 21.5% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.5% | 29.1% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 5.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5975 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.6686 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Malaysia?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Malaysia was 29.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Malaysia ranks 55th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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