Madagascar vs Malaysia: Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1

Madagascar
124.28 1000 ha
in 2025
Malaysia
118 1000 ha
in 2025
Madagascar rank
21st
Malaysia rank
23rd

Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 over time

  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
050100150199020072025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 124.28 1000 ha against 118 1000 ha in Malaysia, a difference of 6.28 1000 ha.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 239 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 66.28 1000 ha 92.72 1000 ha 26.44 1000 ha Malaysia
2000s 102.76 1000 ha 76.2 1000 ha 26.55 1000 ha Madagascar
2010s 138.91 1000 ha 58.67 1000 ha 80.24 1000 ha Madagascar
2020s 123.63 1000 ha 119.68 1000 ha 3.95 1000 ha Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1, Madagascar or Malaysia?
Madagascar, at 124.28 1000 ha against 118 1000 ha in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 between Madagascar and Malaysia?
6.28 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malaysia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Malaysia rank globally for net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1?
Madagascar ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1
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

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).