Malaysia vs Viet Nam: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)
Malaysia
30,030 kt
in 2025
Viet Nam
-5,412 kt
in 2025
Malaysia rank
16th
Viet Nam rank
19th
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time
- Malaysia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 30,030 kt against -5,412 kt in Viet Nam, a difference of 35,442 kt.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 5.5 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 16th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 223 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78,745 kt | -77,763 kt | 156,508 kt | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 69,416 kt | 3,823 kt | 65,593 kt | Malaysia |
| 2010s | -59,820 kt | -85,101 kt | 25,282 kt | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 29,861 kt | -34,717 kt | 64,578 kt | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Malaysia or Viet Nam?
- Malaysia, at 30,030 kt against -5,412 kt in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Malaysia and Viet Nam?
- 35,442 kt, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Viet Nam?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Viet Nam rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Malaysia ranks 16th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).