Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been the largest timber producer and surpassed the Northeast Region of China since 2006. The total output of timber in China in 2019 was 100.46 million cubic metres of which Guangxi topped the list with production of 35 million cubic metres.

Timber output in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region fell 4% to 33.6 million cubic metres in 2020 but the proportion of Guangxi timber output remained unchanged and ranked number one in China. Demand for wood products slowed in 2020 and domestic timber production declined to 87.27 million cubic metres, down 13% year on year.

Eucalyptus dominates the forests of Guangxi. Data show that 80% tree species of forest logging in Guangxi is eucalyptus.

The latest statistics also show that Guangxi's forest area was 14.87 million hectares, including 9.07 million hectares of plantation. The planting area of eucalyptus is 2 million hectares.