Environment in Malaysia

3,666 indicators covering environment for Malaysia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 0.6% 2022 down 92.2% 198th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 66.8% 2022 up 2,083.3% 103rd
Liquid biofuels — Energy production 56,130 TJ 2024 up 149.2% 14th
Belgium — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 6,734 1000 USD 2018 down 62.1% 44th
Canada — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 22,150 1000 USD 2018 up 24.2% 28th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 71,589 t 2024 up 29.1% 4th
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 189,902 1000 USD 2024 up 3.0% 11th
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import quantity 2.29 t 2024 down 93.8% 40th
Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import value 64.21 1000 USD 2024 down 74.7% 40th
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption 51,724 TJ 2024 up 373.2% 15th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 7 t 2016 down 85.7% 39th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 4 1000 USD 2016 down 84.0% 42nd
Potassium nitrate — Export value 58.26 1000 USD 2024 up 1,797.7% 39th
Potassium nitrate — Export quantity 36.57 t 2024 up 10,981.8% 40th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity 13,798 m3 2018 down 70.1% 48th
Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value 7,571 1000 USD 2018 down 70.2% 44th
Insecticides — Export value 13,885 1000 USD 2008 down 32.3% 29th
Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 31,287 t 2018 up 95.5% 24th
Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 29,494 1000 USD 2018 up 66.0% 25th
India — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 19,521 1000 USD 2018 up 347.1% 14th
Finland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 33,306 t 2018 down 32.0% 42nd
Finland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 34,816 1000 USD 2018 down 31.3% 39th
Total FAO — Plywood — Export Value 1.14 million 1000 USD 2018 down 37.3% 4th
Total FAO — Plywood — Export Quantity 2.16 million m3 2018 down 60.8% 5th
Watermelons — Producer Price 2,600 LCU 2023 up 116.7% 51st
China — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 227,838 1000 USD 2018 down 46.6% 30th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity -5,779 m3 2018 128th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value -3,530 1000 USD 2018 123rd
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 18.22 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 22.3% 88th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Value 37,837 1000 USD 2018 down 12.7% 2nd
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Quantity -1.18 million m3 2018 down 265.6% 135th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 12.19 kilograms 2024 up 65.1% 10th
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 817.54 1000 ha 2019 103rd
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 704.61 1000 ha 2019 28th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 9.59 1000 ha 2019 136th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 78.8 1000 ha 2019 82nd
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 2.46 1000 ha 2019 101st
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 367.88 1000 ha 2019 46th
Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 282.1 1000 ha 2019 27th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 79 m3 2024 down 72.9% 75th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 20 1000 USD 2024 down 81.7% 74th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 1,592 m3 2018 75th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 242 1000 USD 2018 81st
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 102,241 t 2018 down 43.8% 2nd
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 88,825 1000 USD 2018 down 7.3% 2nd
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 8,316 t 2024 up 23.0% 17th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 24,092 1000 USD 2024 up 20.3% 37th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 5 t 2016 down 99.8% 42nd
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 8 1000 USD 2016 down 98.9% 40th
Republic of Korea — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 149,907 1000 USD 2018 up 129.1% 3rd
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 20,239 t 2018 up 312.3% 11th
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 16,850 1000 USD 2018 up 307.6% 13th
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 1,064 t 2018 down 73.4% 67th
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 833 1000 USD 2018 down 86.4% 71st
Share of plastic waste exports 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 139th
Russian Federation — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 29,714 1000 USD 2018 up 106.1% 44th
Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 1,997 t 2018 down 0.1% 49th
Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 2,770 1000 USD 2018 down 10.6% 47th
Superphosphates above 35% — Export quantity 3.43 t 2023 down 99.5% 59th
Superphosphates above 35% — Export value 50.85 1000 USD 2023 down 90.4% 42nd