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

Indonesia
39,420 kt
in 2022
Malaysia
23,097 kt
in 2021
Indonesia rank
2nd
Malaysia rank
5th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062022

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 39,420 kt against 23,097 kt in Malaysia, a difference of 16,323 kt.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.7 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 2nd and Malaysia ranks 5th of 57 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 334,761 kt 15,729 kt 319,032 kt Indonesia
2000s 161,907 kt 21,047 kt 140,860 kt Indonesia
2010s 197,198 kt 14,244 kt 182,955 kt Indonesia
2020s 46,011 kt 17,125 kt 28,886 kt Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land), Indonesia or Malaysia?
Indonesia, at 39,420 kt against 23,097 kt in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) between Indonesia and Malaysia?
16,323 kt, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Indonesia ranks 2nd and Malaysia ranks 5th of 57 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) — UNFCCC. 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) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
61 places, 1,721 data points, 1990–2023
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).