Malaysia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
31st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
33rd

Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.020.040.06199020062023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 31st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0607 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Malaysia, at 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 31st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.