Data group
Biodiversity and forestry indicators
Metric Type
Physical vulnerability
Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference
1. Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia
2. Forest Department Sarawak
3. Sabah Forestry Department
4. National Forestry Act 1984
5. Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (MC&I SFM)
Unit (e.g. CO2)
Unit for land area
Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)
By Geographical area
Time horizon
Backward-looking
Frequency
Upon Update
Time series
1990 & 2021
Accessibility
Public
Observation on data availability/gaps
World Bank provides data on forest area (sq. km) in 1990 and in 2021, data on forest loss can be derived form the data.
Article by Friends' of the Earth Malaysia (https://foe-malaysia.org/articles/statistical-data-on-forested-and-conservation-areas-in-malaysia-2/) has information on size of forested areas in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak from 1990/2005 to 2018 and links to various sources.