From 2001 to 2022, Malaysia lost 8918kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 3.8% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Malaysia from 2001 to 2022, 8918kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Malaysia, the top 5 regions were responsible for 83.4% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Sarawak had the most tree cover loss at 3183.1kha compared to an average of 557.3 kha.
Between 15 Jan 2023 and 19 Nov 2023 Malaysia experienced a total of 4,891 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).