Forestland — Area, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.0005 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Malaysia ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 forestland — area, per capita in Malaysia?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Malaysia rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.