Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Malaysia

Malaysia: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square was 0.1607 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.1607 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.1749 kt per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0 kt per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Malaysia, 1990–2023

00.050.10.151990200620231990: 0.129 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.129 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.129 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.129 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.129 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.129 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.129 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.129 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.129 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.129 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.129 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.099 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.099 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.099 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.099 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.099 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.099 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.099 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.099 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.099 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.099 kt per square kilometre2011: 0 kt per square kilometre2012: 0 kt per square kilometre2013: 0 kt per square kilometre2014: 0 kt per square kilometre2015: 0 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.175 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.175 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.175 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.175 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.175 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.161 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.161 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.161 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Malaysia stood at 0.1607 kt per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Malaysia peaked at 0.1749 kt per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2011.

Malaysia ranks 4th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1289 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.1289 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.1289 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.1289 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.1289 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.1289 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.1289 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.1289 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.1289 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.1289 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.1289 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0992 kt per square kilometre -23.0%
2002 0.0992 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0992 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0992 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.0992 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0992 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0992 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0992 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0992 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0992 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0 kt per square kilometre -100.0%
2012 0 kt per square kilometre —
2013 0 kt per square kilometre —
2014 0 kt per square kilometre —
2015 0 kt per square kilometre —
2016 0.1749 kt per square kilometre —
2017 0.1749 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.1749 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.1749 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.1749 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.1607 kt per square kilometre -8.1%
2022 0.1607 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.1607 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1289 kt per square kilometre 0.1289 kt per square kilometre 0.1289 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1022 kt per square kilometre 0.0992 kt per square kilometre 0.1289 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0799 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.1749 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1643 kt per square kilometre 0.1607 kt per square kilometre 0.1749 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 1 Cambodia 0.4059 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Liberia 0.237 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Belize 0.1923 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Brazil 0.1486 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 6 Guatemala 0.1481 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 7 Seychelles 0.1448 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Malaysia?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Malaysia was 0.1607 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1749 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2011.
How does Malaysia rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Malaysia ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.