Table 1: Some basic attributes of participating countries1

 

 

Total Area2

Arable Land3

Permanent Crops4

Agricultural Products5

Industries6

Brunei

5,770

0.57

0.76

rice, vegetables, fruits, chickens, water buffalo

petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction

Cambodia

181,040

20.96

0.61

rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews, tapioca

tourism, garments, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles

Indonesia

1,919,440

11.32

7.23

rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, rubber, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, copra, poultry, beef, pork, eggs

petroleum and natural gas, textiles, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, food, tourism

Lao PR

236,800

3.80

0.35

sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn, coffee, sugarcane, tobacco, cotton, tea, peanuts, rice, water buffalo, pigs, cattle, poultry

tin and gypsum mining, timber, electric power, agricultural processing, construction, garments, tourism

Malaysia

329,750

5.48

17.61

Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah - subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice; Sarawak - rubber, pepper, timber

Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber; Sabah - logging, petroleum production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging

Myanmar

678,500

15.19

0.97

rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane; hardwood; fish and fish products

agricultural processing; knit and woven apparel; wood and wood products; copper, tin, tungsten, iron; construction materials; pharmaceuticals; fertilizer; cement

The Philippines

300,000

18.95

16.77

sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, casavas, pineapples, fish, mangoes, pork, eggs, beef

electronics assembly, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining, fishing

Singapore

692.7

1.64

0

rubber, copra, fruit, orchids, vegetables, poultry, eggs, fish, ornamental fish

electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, entrepot trade

Thailand

514,000

29.36

6.46

rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans

tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry, electric appliances and components, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, world's second-largest tungsten producer, and third-largest tin producer

Vietnam

329,560

19.97

5.95

paddy rice, coffee, fish and seafood, rubber, cotton, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas, poultry

food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building, mining, cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, coal, steel, paper

China, PR

9,596,960

15.40

1.25

rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed, pork, fish

mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals; coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles and satellites

Japan

377,835

12.19

0.96

rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit, pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs, fish

motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods

South Korea

98,480

17.18

1.95

rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish

electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel

India

3,287,590

54.40

2.74

rice, wheat, oilseed, cotton, jute, tea, sugarcane, potatoes; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats, poultry; fish

textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software

Australia

7,686,850

6.55

0.04

wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry

mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel

New Zealand

268,680

5.60

6.99

wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef, lamb and mutton, dairy products; fish

food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining

1 Based on data from The World Factbook 2005

2 Square kilometres: the sum of all land and water areas delineated by international boundaries and/or coastlines

3 Percentage of total area (2001): land cultivated for crops like wheat, maize, and rice that are replanted after each harvest

4 Percentage of total area (2001): land cultivated for crops such as flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excluding land under trees grown for wood or timber

5 Ranked listing, starting with the most important.

6 Ranked listing, in order of decreasing output value