MalayMail-Aug 26
Coconut was what Malaysians ate the most in terms of weight in 2020 out of 14 fruits included in an official study, with the second being durians. In the Department of Statistics Malaysia’s (DOSM) report released today, the per capita consumption or the yearly individual consumption of Malaysia’s population in 2020 for coconut was the highest at 24.3kg for the entire year. For the entire population of Malaysia they had collectively consumed coconuts weighing a total of 790,708,000kg or 790 million kg or 790,708 tons in 2020. While Malaysia’s durians are well sought after abroad, it is not the fruit that is the top in exports in terms of weight in 2020.
In 2020, watermelons recorded the highest exports out of Malaysia in terms of weight out of the 14 fruits studied, with 45,324.3 tons or 45,324,300 kg or 45 million kg sent out. This was followed by bananas where 28,059.3 tons were exported in 2020, and durians with 24,098.9 tons exported, papayas (22,487.2 tons), pineapple (15,960.6 tons).
