Department of Statistics Malaysia released its latest report on industry players spent on environmental protection, indicating an increase to RM3.1 billion in 2021, 4.8 percent higher than the value spent in 2020.
Operating expenditure constitutes the largest share at 77.1 percent, while 22.9 percent was spent on capital expenditure.
Pollution management dominated the environmental protection expenditure with a share of 70.9 percent or RM2,210.2 million. This was followed by waste management RM803.7 million (25.8%) and environmental assessment and charges at RM70.6 million (2.3%).
The Manufacturing sector remained as the main contributor with an expenditure of RM2,486.8 million or 79.8 percent. This was followed by the Services sector with RM386.4 million (12.4%) and Mining & quarrying at RM110.8 million (3.6%).
In terms of improvement, the agriculture sector a jump of 34.9% to RM47.1 million compared to RM34.9 million in 2020. Johor, Selangor, and Sarawak are the biggest states in expenditure for the environment while Wilayah Kuala Lumpur and Terengganu saw a decline in expenses.
