Production of sawlogs and veneer logs rose 0% to 874,000 '000 cbm in South Korea in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of sawlogs and veneer logs in South Korea reached an all time high of 1,516,000 '000 cbm in 1967 and an all time low of 83,000 '000 cbm in 1978. When compared to South Korea's main peers, production of sawlogs and veneer logs in China amounted to 96,352,000 '000 cbm, 1,000,000 '000 cbm in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 17,055,000 '000 cbm in Japan and 16,300,000 '000 cbm in Vietnam in 2018.
South Korea has been ranked 71st within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of production of sawlogs and veneer logs, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Production of Sawlogs and Veneer Logs | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Cambodia | '000 cbm | 275,000 | 313,000 | 313,000 | 313,000 | 313,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 cbm | 78,049,000 | 79,915,000 | 89,991,000 | 86,448,000 | 96,352,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | '000 cbm | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 cbm | 47,804,000 | 47,804,000 | 47,804,000 | 47,804,000 | 47,804,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 cbm | 15,557,000 | 15,361,000 | 15,863,000 | 16,625,000 | 17,055,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 cbm | 2,400,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 cbm | 126,260,000 | 127,607,000 | 132,756,000 | 132,456,435 | 147,173,816 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 cbm | 840,000 | 1,282,000 | 950,000 | 874,000 | 852,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 cbm | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 cbm | 156,784,000 | 160,471,000 | 166,429,000 | 171,272,378 | 185,837,357 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 cbm | 15,700,000 | 15,800,000 | 16,100,000 | 16,300,000 | 16,300,000 |
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