Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -0.3148 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Malaysia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Malaysia stood at -0.3148 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 159.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Malaysia peaked at 0.5422 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.4691 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Malaysia 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4476 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.4496 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4516 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1994 | -0.4537 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1995 | -0.4562 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.4578 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | -0.4599 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1998 | -0.4621 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.4642 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2000 | -0.4664 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2001 | -0.4691 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2002 | -0.3773 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 2003 | -0.3793 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2004 | -0.3807 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2005 | -0.3816 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.3836 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2007 | -0.3851 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.3861 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.3881 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2010 | -0.3896 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1525 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5422 % change on previous year | +255.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5393 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5364 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5335 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3709 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 2017 | -0.2861 % change on previous year | -177.1% |
| 2018 | -0.287 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2019 | -0.2878 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2020 | -0.2886 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.363 % change on previous year | +25.8% |
| 2022 | -0.3118 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2023 | -0.3128 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.3138 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.3148 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +255.7% | 0.1525 % change on previous year | 0.5422 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | -177.1% | 0.3709 % change on previous year | -0.2861 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +139.1% | -0.3896 % change on previous year | 0.1525 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -30.5% | 0.5335 % change on previous year | 0.3709 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -25.8% | -0.2886 % change on previous year | -0.363 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4559 % change on previous year | -0.4642 % change on previous year | -0.4476 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3997 % change on previous year | -0.4691 % change on previous year | -0.3773 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1424 % change on previous year | -0.3896 % change on previous year | 0.5422 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3174 % change on previous year | -0.363 % change on previous year | -0.2886 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 188 Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.2688 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Samoa -0.2987 % change on previous year compare
- 190 North Macedonia -0.3147 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Bhutan -0.3154 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Tunisia -0.3326 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Eswatini -0.344 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 621.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,214 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Malaysia?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Malaysia was -0.3148 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5422 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4691 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Malaysia rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 159.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.