1. Javaid Iqbal
Natural Resources of
Malaysia

2. Natural Resources of Malaysia
Rivers and Lakes
 East Malaysia contains the country’s two longest rivers:
the Rajang in Sarawak and the Kinabatangan in Sabah.
Also long Baram River in Sarawak. Peninsular Malaysia’s
longest rivers include the Pahang, the Kelantan, and the
Perak, all of which are navigable for most of their
courses. Most of Malaysia’s rivers have steep descents,
especially those in Sarawak.

3. Dams Projects
 Dam projects created Malaysia’s largest lakes, Lake
Kenyir and Lake Temengor, both located in West
Malaysia. Lake Kenyir is a popular tourist destination
and borders on the Taman Negara National Park, the
largest national park in Peninsular Malaysia. The
country’s largest natural lake is Lake Bera, also in West
Malaysia.

4. Plant and Animal Life
 The world’s largest flower, the giant raffles (also known
as corpse lily), grows in East Malaysia. Sabah contains
the largest of the pitcher plants, which can hold up to 2
liters of water. Approximately one-quarter of the land in
Malaysia is cultivated or used for plantation agriculture.
Like other tropical forests, Malaysia’s forests include an
enormous variety of animal life. Large mammals include
Asian elephants; tigers; sun bears; tapirs; several species
of deer which are endangered.

5. Plant and Animal Life
 Other animals include more than 500 known species of
birds; more than 100 species of snakes, including king
cobras and pythons; and many amphibians and reptiles,
including crocodiles and 80 species of lizards. Malaysia
is renowned for its huge insect population, including
many species of butterflies and moths. Some insects,
including mosquitoes, hornets, red ants, scorpions, and
certain spiders, can be harmful to people.

6. Natural Resources
Malaysia has several important natural resources.
• Forests cover 63.4 percent of the land Sabah and
Sarawak are especially known for their tropical forests.
• West Malaysia has large deposits of tin and numerous
rubber trees.
• Other minerals include copper and uranium, Palm oil,
Timber, Petroleum and Natural Gas .

7. Renewable Natural Resources
Palm oil
Rubber
Timber

8. Palm oil
 Palm oil may not sound like a very important
natural resource, but it is the primary cooking oil
used in Asia. And Malaysia is the largest
exporter of palm oil in the world. Plus, clever
Malaysian scientists are developing efficient
ways of converting palm oil into ethanol.
Boustead Holdings (2711.KL) operates 286,000
acres of palm oil trees.

9. Rubber
Malaysia is the third largest rubber
producer in the world (Thailand is number
one and Indonesia is number two) and
Kossan Rubber Industries (7153.KL) has
the wind at its back.

10. Timber
 Thanks to its tropical climate and abundant
rainfall, Malaysia is COVERED with trees. A lot
of those trees — teak, sandalwood, ebony, and
ironwood — can be turned into valuable lumber
products. Jaya Tiasa Holdings (4383.KL) is one
of Malaysia’s top timber producers.

11. Non-renewable Natural
Resources
Oil
Natural Gas

12. Petroleum Oil
• Malaysia is blessed with massive deposits
of oil and is one of the largest non-OPEC
oil exporters in the world. Malaysia’s state-
owned energy giant, Petronas Gas Berhad
(6033.KL), is so profitable that its
royalties provided 44% of the
government’s total revenues last year.

13. Production, Consumption
and Reserves
Oil - Production:
 664,800 bbl/day (2010 est.)
 Country comparison to the world: 28
Oil - Consumption:
 561,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)
 Country comparison to the world: 31
Oil - Proved reserves:
 4 billion bbl (1 January 2011 est.)
 Country comparison to the world: 27

14. Natural Gas
Malaysia has the 14th largest gas reserves.
As at January 2008, Malaysia's gas
reserves stood at 88.0 trillion standard
cubic feet (TSCF) or 14.67 billion barrels
of oil equivalent, approximately three
times the size of crude oil reserves of 5.46
billion barrels.

15. Natural Gas Reserves

16. Gas Production and Consumption
Natural gas - production:
 58.6 billion cubic meter (2010 est.)
 country comparison to the world: 16
Natural gas - consumption:
 29.07 billion cubic meter (2010 est.)
 country comparison to the world: 28

17. Demographics of
Malaysia

18. Demographics
Population:
 28,728,607 (July 2011 est.)
Age structure:
 0-14 years: 29.6% (male 4,374,495/female
4,132,009)
 15-64 years: 65.4% (male 9,539,972/female
9,253,574)
 65 years and over: 5% (male 672,581/female
755,976) (2011 est.)

19. Demographics
Median age:
 Total: 26.8 years
 Male: 26.7 years
 Female: 27 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate:
 1.576% (2011 est.)

20. Demographics
Birth rate:
 21.08 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Death rate:
 4.93 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
Net migration rate:
 0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Note: does not reflect net flow of an unknown
number of illegal immigrants from other countries in
the region (2011 est.)

21. Demographics
Urbanization:
 Urban population: 72% of total population (2010)
 Rate of urbanization: 2.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Gender ratio:
 At birth: 107 male(s)/100 female
 Under 15 years: 106 male(s)/ 100 female
 15-64 years: 101 male(s)/ 100 female
 65 years and over: 79 male(s)/ 100 female
 Total population: 102 male(s)/ 100 female (2011 est.)

22. Cont……
Infant mortality rate
 Total: 15.02 deaths/1,000 live births
 Male: 17.37 deaths/1,000 live births
 Female: 12.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
 Total population: 73.79 years
 Male: 71.05 years
 Female: 76.73 years (2011 est.)

23. Cont……
Major infectious diseases:
 Degree of risk: high
 Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
 Vector borne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
Literacy:
 Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
 Total population: 88.7%
 Male: 92%
 Female: 85.4% (2000 census)