Malaysia vs Myanmar: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)

Malaysia
52,807 kt
in 2025
Myanmar
58,679 kt
in 2025
Malaysia rank
14th
Myanmar rank
11th

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) over time

  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020072025

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 58,679 kt against 52,807 kt in Malaysia, a difference of 5,872 kt.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 11th of 243 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 42,355 kt 85,106 kt 42,751 kt Myanmar
2000s 33,576 kt 69,749 kt 36,174 kt Myanmar
2010s 26,239 kt 59,616 kt 33,377 kt Myanmar
2020s 53,580 kt 58,679 kt 5,099 kt Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2), Malaysia or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 58,679 kt against 52,807 kt in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) between Malaysia and Myanmar?
5,872 kt, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Myanmar?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Myanmar rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Malaysia ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 11th of 243 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — 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

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
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).