Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0148 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malaysia is 0.0148 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 41.7% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.0335 hectares per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 hectares per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0175 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0193 hectares per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0119 hectares per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0271 hectares per square kilometre | +128.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0208 hectares per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0205 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0224 hectares per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0161 hectares per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0295 hectares per square kilometre | +83.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0241 hectares per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0182 hectares per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0257 hectares per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre | -58.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0335 hectares per square kilometre | +213.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0204 hectares per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 2016 | 0.03 hectares per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0259 hectares per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0195 hectares per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 0.02 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 hectares per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0151 hectares per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 hectares per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0148 hectares per square kilometre | +41.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +213.6% | 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0335 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0206 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0119 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0295 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0228 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0107 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0335 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0105 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0151 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 12 Saint Lucia 0.0174 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 13 South Korea 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0161 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 16 Ghana 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 0.0126 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 18 British Virgin Islands 0.0112 hectares per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.0148 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0335 hectares per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 hectares per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.