Forest cover in Malaysia

57.7%

% of land area · 2023

31st highest of 213 countries

In 2013: 58.6%

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. Zambia 59.5%
  2. Brazil 59.0%
  3. U.S. Virgin Is. 58.2%
  4. Malaysia 57.7%
  5. Samoa 57.6%
  6. Estonia 57.1%
  7. Panama 56.3%

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About the data

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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.

Unit
% of land area
Years
1990–2023
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.LND.FRST.ZS), CC BY 4.0