Eastern Asia vs Malaysia: Net Forest conversion — Area
Eastern Asia
14.38 1000 ha
in 2025
Malaysia
118 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Asia rank
23rd
Malaysia rank
20th
Net Forest conversion — Area over time
- Eastern Asia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 118 1000 ha against 14.38 1000 ha in Eastern Asia, a difference of 103.62 1000 ha.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 8.2 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 20th of 31 groups.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.74 1000 ha | 92.72 1000 ha | 34.97 1000 ha | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 41.97 1000 ha | 76.2 1000 ha | 34.24 1000 ha | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 53.56 1000 ha | 58.67 1000 ha | 5.1 1000 ha | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 24.9 1000 ha | 119.68 1000 ha | 94.78 1000 ha | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Eastern Asia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 118 1000 ha against 14.38 1000 ha in Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Eastern Asia and Malaysia?
- 103.62 1000 ha, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Eastern Asia and Malaysia rank globally for net forest conversion — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 20th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Area. 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).