East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malaysia: Forest area

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
4.84 million sq. km
in 2023
Malaysia
189,636 sq. km
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
29th
Malaysia rank
32nd

Forest area over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malaysia
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M199020062023

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 4.84 million sq. km against 189,636 sq. km in Malaysia, a difference of 4.65 million sq. km.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 25.5 times Malaysia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 4.56 million sq. km 202,013 sq. km 4.36 million sq. km East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 4.64 million sq. km 193,567 sq. km 4.44 million sq. km East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 4.77 million sq. km 192,193 sq. km 4.58 million sq. km East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 4.83 million sq. km 190,388 sq. km 4.64 million sq. km East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malaysia?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 4.84 million sq. km against 189,636 sq. km in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?
4.65 million sq. km, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia rank globally for forest area?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.