Wood charcoal — Export quantity in Thailand
Thailand: Wood charcoal — Export quantity was 11,767 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Export quantity in Thailand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 11,767 t for wood charcoal — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 44.9% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — export quantity in Thailand peaked at 111,800 t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2,000 t, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 38th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood charcoal — Export quantity in Thailand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46,900 t | — |
| 1962 | 47,500 t | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 49,200 t | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 49,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 49,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 40,200 t | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 29,700 t | -26.1% |
| 1968 | 27,200 t | -8.4% |
| 1969 | 17,000 t | -37.5% |
| 1970 | 14,500 t | -14.7% |
| 1971 | 22,200 t | +53.1% |
| 1972 | 32,300 t | +45.5% |
| 1973 | 35,300 t | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 35,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 34,300 t | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 40,100 t | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 34,500 t | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 34,600 t | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 32,000 t | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 39,700 t | +24.1% |
| 1981 | 51,300 t | +29.2% |
| 1982 | 64,600 t | +25.9% |
| 1983 | 70,300 t | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 54,700 t | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 47,200 t | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 39,300 t | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 43,100 t | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 25,400 t | -41.1% |
| 1989 | 111,800 t | +340.2% |
| 1990 | 22,600 t | -79.8% |
| 1991 | 16,600 t | -26.5% |
| 1992 | 20,097 t | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 18,848 t | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 10,400 t | -44.8% |
| 1995 | 6,900 t | -33.7% |
| 1996 | 8,800 t | +27.5% |
| 1997 | 5,100 t | -42.0% |
| 1998 | 4,000 t | -21.6% |
| 1999 | 30,000 t | +650.0% |
| 2000 | 2,000 t | -93.3% |
| 2001 | 3,000 t | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 2,300 t | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 2,300 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,300 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,529 t | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 2,288 t | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 22,084 t | +865.2% |
| 2008 | 14,160 t | -35.9% |
| 2009 | 24,018 t | +69.6% |
| 2010 | 13,744 t | -42.8% |
| 2011 | 18,538 t | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 26,323 t | +42.0% |
| 2013 | 26,323 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36,607 t | +39.1% |
| 2015 | 37,315 t | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 31,554 t | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 23,692 t | -24.9% |
| 2018 | 25,934 t | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 13,903 t | -46.4% |
| 2020 | 16,926 t | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 24,586 t | +45.3% |
| 2022 | 22,593 t | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 21,370 t | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 11,767 t | -44.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 11,767 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64 t, 183.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 11,767 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 933 t, 12.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Export quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +865.2% | 2,288 t | 22,084 t |
| 1999 | +650.0% | 4,000 t | 30,000 t |
| 1989 | +340.2% | 25,400 t | 111,800 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,567 t | 17,000 t | 49,200 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,510 t | 14,500 t | 40,100 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,740 t | 25,400 t | 111,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,334 t | 4,000 t | 30,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,698 t | 2,000 t | 24,018 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,393 t | 13,744 t | 37,315 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,448 t | 11,767 t | 24,586 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 wood charcoal — export quantity in Thailand?
- Wood charcoal — export quantity in Thailand was 11,767 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — export quantity recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 111,800 t in 1989.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — export quantity recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 t in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for wood charcoal — export quantity?
- Thailand ranks 38th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — export quantity rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood charcoal — Export quantity. 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