Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0054 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.0054 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0116 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Malaysia ranks 68th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0054 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0054 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 0.0116 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 0.0057 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0054 sq. km per person | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 65 Turkmenistan 0.0056 sq. km per person compare
- 66 Mali 0.0056 sq. km per person compare
- 67 North Macedonia 0.0055 sq. km per person compare
- 69 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0054 sq. km per person compare
- 70 French Polynesia 0.0053 sq. km per person compare
- 71 Myanmar 0.0051 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2303 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2382 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Malaysia was 0.0054 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0116 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 68th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.