Which has higher forest area, France or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 188,847 sq. km against 177,950 sq. km in France as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between France and Malaysia?

10,897 sq. km, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malaysia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

France vs Malaysia: Forest area (sq. km)

France

177,950 sq. km

in 2025

Malaysia

188,847 sq. km

in 2025

France rank

38th

Malaysia rank

35th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

France
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 188,847 sq. km against 177,950 sq. km in France, a difference of 10,897 sq. km.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

France ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 35th of 214 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	148,194 sq. km	202,013 sq. km	53,819 sq. km	Malaysia
2000s	157,970 sq. km	193,567 sq. km	35,597 sq. km	Malaysia
2010s	168,133 sq. km	192,533 sq. km	24,400 sq. km	Malaysia
2020s	175,715 sq. km	190,347 sq. km	14,632 sq. km	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, France or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 188,847 sq. km against 177,950 sq. km in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between France and Malaysia?: 10,897 sq. km, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malaysia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do France and Malaysia rank globally for forest area?: France ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 35th of 214 countries.
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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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, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.