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Malaysia estimated to consist almost 700 thousand Kedah also was the highest producer of paddy and
hectare of paddy planted area in year 2020 (similarly rice, accounting for 36.6 per cent and 36.9 per cent

in 2018) as in Chart 5, where 74.6 per cent of the of Malaysia's total production of paddy and rice in
paddy planted area was covered by Peninsular 2020, respectively (Chart 7).
Malaysia, followed by Sarawak (19.3 per cent) and
Chart 7: Production of Rice and Paddy
Sabah (6.1 per cent). Accordingly, the productions (‘000 tonnes) by State, 2020
were mainly contributed by Peninsular Malaysia
(more than 85.0 per cent), while remaining were of
Sabah and Sarawak.

The area reported in 2020 was the largest in
Malaysia within five years, and the lowest was
recorded in 2019 (672 thousand hectare).

The production of paddy and rice volume was
almost similar within 2016 and 2020, where about

64.0 per cent of rice produced over paddy’s Source: Department of Agriculture Malaysia.
production, each year.
The production of rice and paddy increased
KEDAH, the rice bowl of Malaysia 24.4 per cent in 2020 (Chart 8), highest growth
recorded in recent years. The growth in paddy’s
Kedah is a state in northern Malaysia and is well production was contributed mainly by Kedah
known for its agriculture industry, especially in (+212.6 ‘000 tonnes, +24.7%) followed by Kelantan
paddy planting. Kedah as the rice bowl of the (+79.3 ‘000 tonnes, +29.5%) and Perak

country sustained as the largest producer of paddy (+69.0 ‘000 tonnes, +26.8%). Meanwhile, same
and rice over a long period of time. Kedah held states also contributed for the growth in rice’s
31.0 per cent of the planted paddy area in 2020 and production where Kedah rose 138.2 ‘000 tonnes
become the largest in Malaysia (Chart 6). (+24.7%), followed by Kelantan (+51.5 ‘000 tonnes,
+29.5%) and Perak (+44.9 ‘000 tonnes, +26.8%).
Chart 6: Paddy Planted Area (Ha) and
Production of Rice (‘000 tonnes) by States,
e
2020by State, 2020 On the other hand, declines were registered by
productions of both commodities in 2019 at
10.8 per cent. The decline in paddy’s production was
attributed to Kedah (-96.6 ‘000 tonnes, -10.1%),
Kelantan (-50.9 ‘000 tonnes, -15.9%) and Sarawak
(-49.9 ‘000 tonnes, -18.8%). For rice’s production,
Kedah lead by a fall of 62.8 ‘000 tonnes (-10.1%),
followed by Kelantan (-33.1 ‘000 tonnes, -15.9% and

Sarawak (-29.9 ‘000 tonnes, -18.8%).

Source: Department of Agriculture Malaysia.

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