Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Malaysia
Malaysia: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 18,885 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Malaysia is 18,885 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Malaysia peaked at 20,618 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,885 1000 ha, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 37th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,201 1000 ha | 19,784 1000 ha | 20,618 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,357 1000 ha | 19,022 1000 ha | 19,691 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,253 1000 ha | 18,948 1000 ha | 19,464 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,035 1000 ha | 18,885 1000 ha | 19,185 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Share co2 vs population 0.4325 (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 35.98 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 27.84 million (2025)
- Urban population 77.4% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 8.16 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 7.04 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 8.16 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 8.16 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Malaysia?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Malaysia was 18,885 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 20,618 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,885 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Malaysia ranks 37th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).