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Trees & air quality in Malaysia
How much tree cover Malaysia's major cities have, what their air quality is right now, and how many more trees each one needs. Every report covers the same 2 km area, so the cities compare like for like.
- Cities tracked
- 5
- National forest cover
- 57.7%vs 30% target
- Worst air right now
- Bandar Johor BahruAQI 147
5 cities in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
2 km radius
Johor Bahru
2 km around Bandar Johor Bahru
Tree cover
16%
51.4K
trees needed
to reach 35%
Ipoh
2 km around Taman Hoover
Tree cover
35%
None
trees needed
Healthy tree cover
Malacca
2 km around Taman Kota Laksamana
Tree cover
27%
22.2K
trees needed
to reach 35%
Kota Bharu
2 km radius
Malaysia as a whole
57.7% of Malaysia was forested as of 2023, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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