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Thailand commercial plantation mix by species (2024)
Rubberwood ~58%
Thailand's commercial timber plantation mix in 2024 was dominated by rubberwood at approximately 58% (drawn from roughly 3.7 million hectares of total rubber plantation, of which a rolling subset reaches harvestable age), followed by eucalyptus at ~28%, acacia (Acacia mangium and hybrids) at ~7%, teak at ~5%, and other species (Falcataria, pine, indigenous hardwoods) at ~2% per RFD and RAOT estimates. Teak is largely managed by the state-owned Forest Industry Organization (FIO) under a regulated quota framework that maintains a near-monopoly over commercial teak. Eucalyptus and acacia plantations are private and smallholder-led; rubberwood is byproduct from rubber tap-life rotation.
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Thailand's commercial timber plantation mix in 2024 was dominated by rubberwood at approximately 58% (drawn from roughly 3.7 million hectares of total rubber plantation, of which a rolling subset reaches harvestable age), followed by eucalyptus at ~28%, acacia (Acacia mangium and hybrids) at ~7%, teak at ~5%, and other species (Falcataria, pine, indigenous hardwoods) at ~2% per RFD and RAOT estimates. Teak is largely managed by the state-owned Forest Industry Organization (FIO) under a regulated quota framework that maintains a near-monopoly over commercial teak. Eucalyptus and acacia plantations are private and smallholder-led; rubberwood is byproduct from rubber tap-life rotation.
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What this tells you
Thailand's commercial timber plantation mix in 2024 was dominated by rubberwood at approximately 58% (drawn from roughly 3.7 million hectares of total rubber plantation, of which a rolling subset reaches harvestable age), followed by eucalyptus at ~28%, acacia (Acacia mangium and hybrids) at ~7%, teak at ~5%, and other species (Falcataria, pine, indigenous hardwoods) at ~2% per RFD and RAOT estimates. Teak is largely managed by the state-owned Forest Industry Organization (FIO) under a regulated quota framework that maintains a near-monopoly over commercial teak. Eucalyptus and acacia plantations are private and smallholder-led; rubberwood is byproduct from rubber tap-life rotation.
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Values in percent of total commercial timber plantation output by volume. Rubberwood is recovered as byproduct from rubber replanting.
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Thailand forestry and timber sector revenue (2020-2024)
Forest Industry Organization
Thailand eucalyptus plantation area (2020-2024)
Royal Forest Department
Thailand rubberwood byproduct volume (2020-2024)
Rubber Authority of Thailand
Thailand HS 4407-4412 wood product exports (2020-2024)
Thai Customs Department; Ministry of Commerce; FTI Wood Industry Club
FIO teak harvest volume
Forest Industry Organization
EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) impact on Thai exports
European Commission Regulation 2023/1115; EU Delegation to Thailand; Department of International Trade Promotion
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