Malaysia's forest cover fell from 61.6 % in 1994 to 57.7 % in 2023.
Malaysia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Malaysia's forest area fell from 202,476 km in 1994 to 189,636 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
136th of 213 · 20th in East Asia & Pacific
Malaysia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 19.1 % in 2013 to 13.3 % in 2025.
Malaysia's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 21.3 % in 1994 to 26.1 % in 2023.
Malaysia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 2.8 % in 1994 to 2.4 % in 2023.
Air
Malaysia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 26.8 in 1994 to 15.9 in 2023.
Water
Malaysia's water stress fell from 1.4 % in 1993 to 1.2 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
36th of 181 · 10th in East Asia & Pacific
Malaysia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 30,017 in 1993 to 16,717 in 2022.
Access
Malaysia's safe drinking water rose from 91.8 % in 2000 to 94.7 % in 2024.
Malaysia's safe sanitation rose from 76.4 % in 2000 to 85.8 % in 2024.