Table 76 - Malaysia - Distribution and Extent of Natural Forests by Major Forest Types, 1995 (million ha)
Region |
Land Area |
Dipterocarp Forest |
Swamp Forest |
Mangrove Forest |
Plantation Forest |
Total Forested Land |
Percentage Total of Forested Land |
Peninsular Malaysia |
13.16 |
5.38 |
0.30 |
0.10 |
0.07 |
5.85 |
44.5 |
Sabah |
7.37 |
3.83 |
0.19 |
0.32 |
0.11 |
4.45 |
60.4 |
Sarawak |
12.33 |
7.20 |
1.20 |
0.20 |
0.01 |
8.61 |
69.8 |
Malaysia |
32.86 |
16.41 |
1.69 |
0.62 |
0.19 |
18.91 |
57.5 |
Source: APFSOS/WP/07
Table 77 - Malaysia - Permanent Forest Estate 1995 (million ha)
Region |
Protection Forest |
Production forest |
Total Land Area Under PFE |
Percentage of Total Land Area |
Peninsular Malaysia |
1.90 |
2.78 |
4.68 |
35.6 |
Sabah |
0.53 |
3.07 |
3.60 |
48.8 |
Sarawak |
1.00 |
5.00 |
6.00 |
48.7 |
Malaysia |
3.43 |
10.85 |
14.28 |
43.5 |
Source: APFSOS/WP/07
Table 78 - Malaysia - Areas Under National Parks, Wildlife and Bird Sanctuaries 1995 (million ha)
Region |
National Park |
Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary |
Total |
Peninsular Malaysia |
0.43 |
0.31 |
0.74 |
Sabah |
0.25 |
0.13 |
0.38 |
Sarawak |
0.70** |
0.30*** |
1.00 |
Malaysia |
1.38 |
0.74* |
2.12 |
* A total of 190,000 hectares in Peninsular Malaysia and 140,000 hectares in Sabah are located in the Permanent Forest Estate.** Inclusive of 0.57 million ha of proposed national park.
*** Inclusive of 0.14 million ha of proposed wildlife sanctuaries.
Source: APFSOS/WP/07
Table 79 - Malaysia - Export of major wood-based products, 1985-1995 (RM million)
Year |
Logs |
Sawn-timber |
Plywood |
Veneer |
Mouldings |
Furniture |
Total |
1985 |
2,782 |
1,010 |
193 |
72 |
228 |
13 |
4,298 |
1986 |
2,850 |
1,236 |
283 |
77 |
232 |
20 |
4,698 |
1987 |
4,238 |
1,680 |
480 |
103 |
315 |
45 |
6,861 |
1988 |
4,012 |
1,878 |
663 |
119 |
410 |
59 |
7,141 |
1989 |
4,356 |
2,945 |
720 |
268 |
519 |
126 |
8,934 |
1990 |
4,041 |
3,071 |
863 |
203 |
488 |
215 |
8,881 |
1991 |
4,097 |
2,901 |
1,001 |
302 |
543 |
403 |
9,247 |
1992 |
3,826 |
3,409 |
1,361 |
491 |
713 |
579 |
10,379 |
1993 |
2,914 |
4,423 |
2,660 |
705 |
585 |
936 |
12,223 |
1994 |
2,556 |
4,140 |
3,318 |
662 |
633 |
1,413 |
12,722 |
1995 |
2,273 |
3,626 |
3,521 |
575 |
618 |
1,674 |
12,287 |
Source: APFSOS/WP/07
Table 80 - Malaysia - Status of Wood-based Industry in 1995.
total forest revenue, RM billion |
2 | ||
forestry employment, persons |
250,000 | ||
|
Peninsular Malaysia, persons |
87,512 | |
|
|
logging industry, persons |
12,940 |
|
|
sawmilling, persons |
20,075 |
|
|
plywood/veneer industry, persons |
16,259 |
|
|
moulding sector, persons |
8,591 |
|
|
furniture mills etc, persons |
18,000 |
|
|
bamboo industries, persons |
5,647 |
Investment in Peninsular Malaysia |
| ||
investment in the major wood-based industries, RM million |
2,549 | ||
|
|
sawmilling industry, million |
1,657 |
|
|
plywood/veneer industry, million |
664 |
|
|
wood moulding industry, million |
228 |
Source: APFSOS/WP/07
Table 81 - Malaysia - Wood-based Products Exports Directions in 1995
Logs |
RM 2.3 billion |
7.9 million m3 |
Japan |
|
52.00% |
Taiwan |
|
16.00% |
South Korea |
|
9.00% |
China |
|
6.00% |
Sawn-timber |
RM 3.6 billion |
4.2 million m3 |
Thailand |
|
29.00% |
Japan |
|
12.00% |
South Korea |
|
10.00% |
Taiwan |
|
10.00% |
Singapore |
|
10.00% |
Netherlands |
|
7.00% |
Plywood |
RM 3.5 billion |
3.5 million m3 |
Japan |
|
29.00% |
China |
|
26.00% |
Singapore |
|
9.00% |
Hong Kong |
|
9.00% |
South Korea |
|
9.00% |
Taiwan |
|
6.00% |
Veneer |
RM 575.0 million |
0.6 million m3 |
Mouldings |
RM 618 million |
|
Japan (25.5%), |
|
25.50% |
Taiwan (16.0%), |
|
16.00% |
USA (15.0%), |
|
15.00% |
Australia (13.0%) |
|
13.00% |
South Korea (7.0%). |
|
7.00% |
Wooden furniture |
RM 1700 million |
|
USA (40.0%), |
|
40.00% |
Japan (16.0%), |
|
16.00% |
Singapore (10.0%), |
|
10.00% |
the UK (4.0%), |
|
4.00% |
Australia (3.0%) |
|
3.00% |
Taiwan (3.0%). |
|
3.00% |
Reconstituted Wood-based Panels |
RM 248.5 million |
|
Source: APFSOS/WP/07
Table 82 - Malaysia - Fuelwood consumption sources 1994
Malaysia |
1994 |
||
Area |
Mass |
Energy |
|
CONSUMPTION |
1000 ha |
kton |
PJ |
total wood fuels |
|
6,187 |
93 |
POTENTIAL SUPPLY |
|
|
|
sust. woodfuel from forest land |
15,910 |
31,737 |
476 |
sust. woodfuel from agricultural areas |
12,652 |
17,809 |
267 |
sust. woodfuel from other wooded lands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
waste woodfuels from deforestation |
-442 |
87,754 |
1,316 |
total potentially available woodfuels* |
28,120 |
137,301 |
2,060 |
50% of crop processing residues |
12,652 |
2,470 |
32 |
total potentially available biomass fuels |
|
139,771 |
2,092 |
*Area = 13% of geographical land area
Source: APFSOS/WP/34