Chemical wood pulp — Production in Malaysia
Malaysia: Chemical wood pulp — Production was 131,000 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chemical wood pulp — Production in Malaysia, 1996–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 131,000 t for chemical wood pulp — production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemical wood pulp — production in Malaysia peaked at 235,000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 91,000 t, in 1997.
Malaysia ranks 39th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Chemical wood pulp — Production in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 102,000 t | — |
| 1997 | 91,000 t | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 112,000 t | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 119,000 t | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 123,000 t | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 145,000 t | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 145,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 235,000 t | +62.1% |
| 2015 | 131,000 t | -44.3% |
| 2016 | 131,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 131,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 131,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 131,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 131,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 131,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 131,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 131,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 131,000 t | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 131,000 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 673,500 t, 19% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106,000 t | 91,000 t | 119,000 t | 4 |
| 2000s | 142,800 t | 123,000 t | 145,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 147,000 t | 131,000 t | 235,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 131,000 t | 131,000 t | 131,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemical wood pulp — production in Malaysia?
- Chemical wood pulp — production in Malaysia was 131,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chemical wood pulp — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 235,000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest chemical wood pulp — production recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,000 t in 1997.
- How does Malaysia rank for chemical wood pulp — production?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chemical wood pulp — production rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chemical wood pulp — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en