Chemical wood pulp — Production in Thailand
Thailand: Chemical wood pulp — Production was 981,097 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chemical wood pulp — Production in Thailand, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 981,097 t for chemical wood pulp — production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemical wood pulp — production in Thailand peaked at 1.07 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 64,000 t, in 1994.
Thailand ranks 22nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Chemical wood pulp — Production in Thailand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 64,000 t | — |
| 1995 | 160,000 t | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 385,000 t | +140.6% |
| 1997 | 439,000 t | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 489,000 t | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 756,000 t | +54.6% |
| 2000 | 764,000 t | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 919,000 t | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 919,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 857,000 t | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 857,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 857,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 933,000 t | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million t | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 865,000 t | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million t | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 953,000 t | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 941,000 t | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 912,000 t | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 948,000 t | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 948,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 870,000 t | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 908,000 t | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 924,000 t | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 971,000 t | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 953,000 t | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 892,000 t | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million t | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 992,000 t | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 969,000 t | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 981,097 t | +1.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 981,097 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 673,500 t, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chemical wood pulp — Production in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +150.0% | 64,000 t | 160,000 t |
| 1996 | +140.6% | 160,000 t | 385,000 t |
| 1999 | +54.6% | 489,000 t | 756,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 382,167 t | 64,000 t | 756,000 t | 6 |
| 2000s | 905,800 t | 764,000 t | 1.07 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 932,800 t | 870,000 t | 971,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 968,019 t | 892,000 t | 1.01 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 1.35 million t compare
- 20 Austria 1.25 million t compare
- 21 Spain 1.17 million t compare
- 23 Poland 980,000 t compare
- 24 New Zealand 695,000 t compare
- 25 South Africa 690,000 t compare
More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % 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 0.1009 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemical wood pulp — production in Thailand?
- Chemical wood pulp — production in Thailand was 981,097 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chemical wood pulp — production recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest chemical wood pulp — production recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,000 t in 1994.
- How does Thailand rank for chemical wood pulp — production?
- Thailand ranks 22nd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chemical wood pulp — production rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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About this data
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