Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Malaysia

Malaysia: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 52,807 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
52,807 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 223 countries
All-time high
57,448 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0 kt
in 2011
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Malaysia, 1990–2025

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200720251990: 42.4k kt1991: 42.4k kt1992: 42.4k kt1993: 42.4k kt1994: 42.4k kt1995: 42.4k kt1996: 42.4k kt1997: 42.4k kt1998: 42.4k kt1999: 42.4k kt2000: 42.4k kt2001: 32.6k kt2002: 32.6k kt2003: 32.6k kt2004: 32.6k kt2005: 32.6k kt2006: 32.6k kt2007: 32.6k kt2008: 32.6k kt2009: 32.6k kt2010: 32.6k kt2011: 0 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 57.4k kt2017: 57.4k kt2018: 57.4k kt2019: 57.4k kt2020: 57.4k kt2021: 52.8k kt2022: 52.8k kt2023: 52.8k kt2024: 52.8k kt2025: 52.8k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 52,807 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.

The figure is down 8.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Malaysia peaked at 57,448 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2011.

Malaysia ranks 11th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Malaysia, 1990 to 2025.
Year kt Change
1990 42,355 kt
1991 42,355 kt +0.0%
1992 42,355 kt +0.0%
1993 42,355 kt +0.0%
1994 42,355 kt +0.0%
1995 42,355 kt +0.0%
1996 42,355 kt +0.0%
1997 42,355 kt +0.0%
1998 42,355 kt +0.0%
1999 42,355 kt +0.0%
2000 42,355 kt +0.0%
2001 32,600 kt -23.0%
2002 32,600 kt +0.0%
2003 32,600 kt +0.0%
2004 32,600 kt +0.0%
2005 32,600 kt +0.0%
2006 32,600 kt +0.0%
2007 32,600 kt +0.0%
2008 32,600 kt +0.0%
2009 32,600 kt +0.0%
2010 32,600 kt +0.0%
2011 0 kt -100.0%
2012 0 kt
2013 0 kt
2014 0 kt
2015 0 kt
2016 57,448 kt
2017 57,448 kt +0.0%
2018 57,448 kt +0.0%
2019 57,448 kt +0.0%
2020 57,448 kt +0.0%
2021 52,807 kt -8.1%
2022 52,807 kt +0.0%
2023 52,807 kt +0.0%
2024 52,807 kt +0.0%
2025 52,807 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42,355 kt 42,355 kt 42,355 kt 10
2000s 33,576 kt 32,600 kt 42,355 kt 10
2010s 26,239 kt 0 kt 57,448 kt 10
2020s 53,580 kt 52,807 kt 57,448 kt 6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 8 Myanmar 58,679 kt compare
  2. 9 Colombia 56,373 kt compare
  3. 10 Thailand 53,420 kt compare
  4. 12 Nigeria 44,152 kt compare
  5. 13 Mozambique 43,452 kt compare
  6. 14 Paraguay 36,769 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Malaysia?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Malaysia was 52,807 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 57,448 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2011.
How does Malaysia rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Malaysia ranks 11th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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).