t 
Province or State. 
Area in acres. 
Area under 
rice. 
% of 
total area. 
Population 
1921. 
Area under rice 
per head. 
Kedah 
2,334,720 
174,000 
7.4 
3,332,603 
.51 
acre. 
Perlis 
292,000 
31,000 
' 15.3 
146,064 
.77 
ft 
Trengganu . . 
3,840,000 
10,800 
.28 
187,762 
.07 
tt 
Kelantan 
3,756,800 
175,050 
4.66 
320,585 
.53 
99 
Johore 
4,800,000 
13,200 
.27 
80,424 
.05 
99 
Singapore 
145,000 
Nil. 
Nil. 
85,941 
Nil. 
Malacca Town 
3,240 
Nil. 
Nil. 
599,055 
Nil. 
„ Country 
460,400 
27,622 
5.9 
39,075 
.22 
ft 
Dindings 
117,120 
720 
.6 
123,069 
.06 
99 
Prov. Wellesley 
179,460 
33,500 
18.33 
130,341 
.26 
99 
Penang Town 
6,080 
Nil. 
Nil. 
11,850 
Nil. 
„ Country 
63,750 
6,030 
8.6 
122,851 
.15 
99 
Perak (including Krian) 
5,040,000 
119,505 
2.3 
30,671 
.2 
99 
Krian 
204,400 
55,000 
27. 
425,912 
.64 
99 
Selangor (K. L. Town) 
11,000 
Nil. 
Nil. 
282,234 
Nil. 
„ Country 
2,037,000 
18,410 
.9 
309,300 
.06 
/ 
Negri Sembilan 
1,632,000 
30,400 
1.9 
153,765 
.16 
99 
Pahang 
9,152,000 
30,025 i 
.3 
40,087 
.2 
ft 
Total . . 
33,870,570 
669,262 
1.98 | 
338,558 
.204 acre. 
It is not generally known that the average area 
planted with rice in Malaya amounts to 669,262 
acres annually, distributed as shown in the following 
table : — 
