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Background Information SARAWAK FACTS AND FIGURES 2012 8

SARAWAK : NATURAL RESOURCES

1 Coastline 1,051 km

2 Land with Agriculture Potential 1.7 million ha

3 Land under Forest Cover 8.6 million ha
4 Area under Peat Soil 1.7 million ha
5 Marine Fish Production Potential 300,000 tonnes per year
6 Hydropower Potential 20,000 MW
7 Surface Water 306 billion m 3

8 Minerals Approx. reserves
Petroleum 1,298 million barrels
Gas 40.9 trillion S.C.F
Coal 1,460 million tonnes

Silica Sand 81.4 million tonnes
Kaolin Clay 22.6 million tonnes

Source : Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia
Department of Marine Fisheries Sarawak
Petroliam Nasional Berhad
Ministry of Planning & Resource Management
Note : (S.C.F.) Standard Cubic Feet