Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malaysia
Malaysia: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 37.03 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37.03
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 240 countries
All-time high
37.03
in 2015
All-time low
22.7
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 37.03 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malaysia peaked at 37.03 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.7, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 151st out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7 | — |
| 2001 | 22.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.45 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 23.45 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.46 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.83 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 24.88 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 27.19 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 27.87 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 28.27 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 31.56 | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 31.57 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.97 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 35.3 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 36.32 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 37.03 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.03 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.03 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.03 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.03 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.03 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.03 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.03 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.03 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.03 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37.03 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 37.03 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 86% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 37.03 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.52, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.88 | 22.7 | 28.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.19 | 31.56 | 37.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.03 | 37.03 | 37.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0079 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.8674 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malaysia?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Malaysia was 37.03 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.03 in 2015.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Malaysia ranks 151st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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