Which has higher forestland — area, Malaysia or Thailand?

Thailand, at 19,648 1000 ha against 18,885 1000 ha in Malaysia as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Malaysia and Thailand?

763 1000 ha, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Thailand: Forestland — Area

Malaysia

18,885 1000 ha

in 2025

Thailand

19,648 1000 ha

in 2025

Malaysia rank

33rd

Thailand rank

30th

Forestland — Area over time

Malaysia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 19,648 1000 ha against 18,885 1000 ha in Malaysia, a difference of 763 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 30th of 223 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20,201 1000 ha	20,204 1000 ha	2.21 1000 ha	Thailand
2000s	19,357 1000 ha	20,134 1000 ha	776.82 1000 ha	Thailand
2010s	19,253 1000 ha	20,126 1000 ha	872.65 1000 ha	Thailand
2020s	19,035 1000 ha	19,993 1000 ha	957.82 1000 ha	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Malaysia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 19,648 1000 ha against 18,885 1000 ha in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Malaysia and Thailand?: 763 1000 ha, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for forestland — area?: Malaysia ranks 33rd and Thailand ranks 30th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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).