TABLE 1. Delineation of permanent forest estate by slope and elevation
  Less than 40 degrees slope Greater than 40 degrees slope
1988 4 350 984 ha
(99.5%)
21 382 ha
(0.5%)
1990 Below 600 m 2 493 539 ha
(59.4%)
4 570 ha
(0.1%)
Above 600 m 1 682 497 ha
(40.1%)
16 660 ha
(0.4%)
Overall 4 176 036 ha
(99.5%)
21 230 ha
(0.5%)
Note: Delineation has not been completed for all the Peninsular Malaysian states.