Malaysia Agriculture

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Malaysia is not an important agricultural country, but as far as productions are concerned, the country maintains strong positions. Indeed, Malaysia produces 70% of the palm oil production in the world. The other productions are mainly fruits.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 7,605,000 hectares in Malaysia.

Number of farms:

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Rice Paddy	1,934,400	674,300	28,688

Livestock

Species	Headcount
Pigs	2,961,000

Number of tractors:

43,300

Irrigated land (surface area):

365,000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
258,108 Tm.	911,794 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

1,239,755 Tm.

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