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Forest area — Malaysia

Forest area in Malaysia in 2023 — 189,636 km². Ranked 32 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 8%.

2023 189,636 km² −0.26% vs 2022
World rank 32of 213
Period maximum 206,185 km²1990
Period minimum 189,477 km²2010

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Malaysia, 1990–2023185,000190,000195,000200,000205,000210,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 206,185 km²1991: 205,258 km²1992: 204,331 km²1993: 203,404 km²1994: 202,476 km²1995: 201,549 km²1996: 200,622 km²1997: 199,695 km²1998: 198,768 km²1999: 197,841 km²2000: 196,914 km²2001: 196,170 km²2002: 195,426 km²2003: 194,682 km²2004: 193,939 km²2005: 193,195 km²2006: 192,451 km²2007: 191,708 km²2008: 190,964 km²2009: 190,220 km²2010: 189,477 km²2011: 190,510 km²2012: 191,543 km²2013: 192,576 km²2014: 193,609 km²2015: 194,642 km²2016: 193,146 km²2017: 192,645 km²2018: 192,143 km²2019: 191,642 km²2020: 191,140 km²2021: 190,639 km²2022: 190,137 km²2023: 189,636 km²
Change over the period: −16,549 (−8.03%) Average annual rate: -0.25 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 189,636 km²
World 40.35M km²
East Asia & Pacific 6.66M km²
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.04M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 189,636 −502 −0.26%
2022 190,137 −502 −0.26%
2021 190,639 −502 −0.26%
2020 191,140 −502 −0.26%
2019 191,642 −502 −0.26%
2018 192,143 −502 −0.26%
2017 192,645 −502 −0.26%
2016 193,146 −1,496 −0.77%
2015 194,642 +1,033 +0.53%
2014 193,609 +1,033 +0.54%
2013 192,576 +1,033 +0.54%
2012 191,543 +1,033 +0.54%
2011 190,510 +1,033 +0.55%
2010 189,477 −744 −0.39%
2009 190,220 −744 −0.39%
2008 190,964 −744 −0.39%
2007 191,708 −744 −0.39%
2006 192,451 −744 −0.38%
2005 193,195 −744 −0.38%
2004 193,939 −744 −0.38%
2003 194,682 −744 −0.38%
2002 195,426 −744 −0.38%
2001 196,170 −744 −0.38%
2000 196,914 −927 −0.47%
1999 197,841 −927 −0.47%
1998 198,768 −927 −0.46%
1997 199,695 −927 −0.46%
1996 200,622 −927 −0.46%
1995 201,549 −927 −0.46%
1994 202,476 −927 −0.46%
1993 203,404 −927 −0.45%
1992 204,331 −927 −0.45%
1991 205,258 −927 −0.45%
1990 206,185 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ID Indonesia 903,166 MM Myanmar 276,748 TH Thailand 197,650 MY Malaysia 189,636 LA Laos 164,920 VN Vietnam 148,708 KH Cambodia 76,013 PH Philippines 72,933 TL Timor-Leste 9,169 BN Brunei Darussalam 3,800 SG Singapore 150
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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