• How much palm oil is produced in Thailand?
  • The total annual Crude Palm Oil extraction (CPO) was 2.96 million tons (+11.8%), up from 2.65 million tons in 2020. As of 2021, Thailand accounted for 3.8% of the global total Palm Oil production. There are approximately 390,000 Palm Oil farm households across the country. Large farmers tend to invest in their own Crude Palm Oil mills.
  • Can palm oil mills reduce pollution in Thailand?
  • Applying cleaner technologies in palm oil mills can considerably reduce pollution of palm oil production in Thailand, as shown by the GRN scenario. This scenario implements a combination of the most effective options; including options to better manage EFB and fiber.
  • Can palm oil production improve environmental performance in Thailand?
  • Comprehensive information on the overall environmental impact of palm oil production in Thailand is lacking. Likewise, it is not clear what possibilities exist to improve the environmental performance in the future. Such information is essential for policy makers as well as palm oil producers for future planning.
  • How to improve the sustainability of palm oil production in Malaysia?
  • Presently, tremendous efforts have been devoted to improving the sustainability of palm oil production. One strategy is to improve the oil extraction rate (OER) during the milling process. The average OER in Malaysia has remained stagnant between 19 and 21% for the past 40 years.
  • What model is used for palm oil production in Thailand?
  • Our analysis is based on two models that we recently developed; a sectoral and a landscape model for palm oil production in Thailand (we refer to crude-palm oil (CPO)) (Saswattecha et al., 2016a, Saswattecha et al., 2016b ).
  • How has global oil palm production changed over the last two decades?
  • Driven by food and industrial demand, the production of global oil palm has more than doubled over the last two decades. Between 1997 and 2018, oil palm plantations expanded from 10 to 21 Million hectares (Mha), while crude palm oil production increased from 100 to 300 million tons (Mt) 1.