Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Malaysia
Malaysia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 2,301 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Malaysia stood at 2,301 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Malaysia peaked at 2,569 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,168 million t, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 23rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,569 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2,547 million t | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,526 million t | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2,504 million t | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,483 million t | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2,461 million t | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2,440 million t | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2,419 million t | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2,397 million t | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2,376 million t | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,354 million t | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2,335 million t | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 2,317 million t | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,298 million t | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2,280 million t | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,261 million t | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,242 million t | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,224 million t | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,205 million t | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,186 million t | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,168 million t | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,210 million t | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2,253 million t | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,296 million t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2,338 million t | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2,381 million t | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,373 million t | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,365 million t | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,357 million t | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,349 million t | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,341 million t | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,333 million t | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,325 million t | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,317 million t | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2,309 million t | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 2,301 million t | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,472 million t | 2,376 million t | 2,569 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,270 million t | 2,186 million t | 2,354 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,309 million t | 2,168 million t | 2,381 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,321 million t | 2,301 million t | 2,341 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More climate change data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 127.6 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Malaysia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Malaysia was 2,301 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,569 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,168 million t in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.