Which has higher forest area, Malaysia or Thailand?

Thailand, at 196,475 sq. km against 188,847 sq. km in Malaysia as of 2025.

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

7,628 sq. km, with Thailand ahead.

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

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.

Malaysia vs Thailand: Forest area (sq. km)

Malaysia

188,847 sq. km

in 2025

Thailand

196,475 sq. km

in 2025

Malaysia rank

35th

Thailand rank

32nd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Malaysia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 196,475 sq. km against 188,847 sq. km in Malaysia, a difference of 7,628 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 32nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	202,013 sq. km	202,035 sq. km	22.1 sq. km	Thailand
2000s	193,567 sq. km	201,335 sq. km	7,768 sq. km	Thailand
2010s	192,533 sq. km	201,260 sq. km	8,727 sq. km	Thailand
2020s	190,347 sq. km	199,925 sq. km	9,578 sq. km	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Malaysia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 196,475 sq. km against 188,847 sq. km in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Malaysia and Thailand?: 7,628 sq. km, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for forest area?: Malaysia ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 32nd 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.