MALAYSIA AND AGRICULTURE
Total Area: 329,847 sq km
Land Area : 328,657 sq km
Water Area : 1,190 sq km
Climate Description: Tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
Terrain Description : Coastal plains rising to hills and mountains
Arable Land Use : 5.46%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 17.54%
Irrigated Land: 3,650 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 580 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 9.02 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 356 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: Flooding; landslides; forest fires
Environmental Current Issues: Air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires
Total Labor Force: 12.84 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 11.9%
Agricultural Products Description: Peninsular Malaysia - palm oil, rubber, cocoa, rice; Sabah - palm oil, subsistence crops; rubber, timber; Sarawak - palm oil, rubber, timber; pepper
Land Area : 328,657 sq km
Water Area : 1,190 sq km
Climate Description: Tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
Terrain Description : Coastal plains rising to hills and mountains
Arable Land Use : 5.46%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 17.54%
Irrigated Land: 3,650 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 580 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 9.02 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 356 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: Flooding; landslides; forest fires
Environmental Current Issues: Air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires
Total Labor Force: 12.84 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 11.9%
Agricultural Products Description: Peninsular Malaysia - palm oil, rubber, cocoa, rice; Sabah - palm oil, subsistence crops; rubber, timber; Sarawak - palm oil, rubber, timber; pepper