Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malaysia, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.0001 hectares per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0004 hectares per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 hectares per person, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0002 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -40.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +123.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -24.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +79.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -59.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +208.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -40.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +44.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -31.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +39.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0001 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 9.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0001 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 hectares per person, 9.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 14 Brunei 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 15 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 17 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 18 Dominica 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 19 Montenegro 0.0001 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malaysia?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 hectares per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. 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 Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.