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Geography>
Malaysia
Surface area (square km)
330,411
(2021)
[68/216countries]
Land area (sq. km)
328,550
(2021)
[66/216countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area)
26.1%
(2021)
[138/210countries]
Forest area (sq. km)
190,639
(2021)
[32/214countries]
Forest area (% of land area)
58.0%
(2021)
[30/214countries]
Coastline (km)
4,675
(2019)
[30/230countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
10.1%
(2015)
[43/172countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius)
25.4
(1961-1990)
[49/191countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
2,875
(2020)
[8/182countries]
Biodiversity>
Malaysia
Bird species, threatened
63
(2018)
[12/215countries]
Fish species, threatened
87
(2018)
[17/215countries]
Mammal species, threatened
71
(2018)
[7/215countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened
727
(2018)
[3/215countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
19.1%
(2018)
[77/211countries]
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
1.5%
(2018)
[77/169countries]
Animals, environment and mankind>
Malaysia
Environment and economy>
Malaysia
Environmental protection>
Malaysia
Environmental Performance Index (world ranking)
117
(2024)
[117/179countries]
CO2 and climate change>
Malaysia
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes)
245,139
(2020)
[23/191countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes)
7.38
(2020)
[24/191countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)
0.271
(2020)
[33/181countries]
% of those who think that global climate change is a major threat to their country
49.9%
(2022)
[18/19countries]
% of those who think that making choices that help reduce the effects of global climate change is very important to be a good citizen
53.0%
(2022)
[17/19countries]
Energy>
Malaysia
Coal supply per capita (kg)
1,036
(2020)
[10/74countries]
Crude oil supply per capita (kg)
712
(2020)
[35/89countries]
Natural gas supply per capita (million J)
50,355
(2020)
[19/87countries]
Primary energy sufficiency ratio
98.0%
(2020)
[26/63countries]
Electric power supply per capita (kWh)
5,452
(2020)
[33/95countries]
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total
84.3%
(2020)
[29/97countries]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total
14.4%
(2020)
[47/86countries]
Nuclear and radioactivity>
Malaysia
Environmental pollution>
Malaysia
Waste and cleanness>
Malaysia