Production of sawlogs and veneer logs rose 5.36% to 32,194,000 '000 cbm in New Zealand in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of sawlogs and veneer logs in New Zealand reached an all time high of 32,194,000 '000 cbm in 2018 and an all time low of 3,716,000 '000 cbm in 1962. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, production of sawlogs and veneer logs in Australia amounted to 13,523,102 '000 cbm, 33,114,000 '000 cbm in Indonesia, 12,048,490 '000 cbm in Malaysia and 672,000 '000 cbm in Philippines in 2018.
New Zealand has been ranked 10th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of production of sawlogs and veneer logs, 4 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 |
| Australia | '000 cbm | 11,251,000 | 11,764,521 | 12,310,290 | 13,282,191 | 13,523,102 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 cbm | 33,114,000 | 33,114,000 | 33,114,000 | 33,114,000 | 33,114,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 cbm | 15,777,000 | 12,636,000 | 12,075,000 | 12,048,490 | 12,048,490 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | '000 cbm | 25,546,000 | 25,166,000 | 25,227,000 | 30,557,000 | 32,194,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | '000 cbm | 4,501,000 | 4,001,000 | 4,001,000 | 4,033,000 | 4,033,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 cbm | 631,000 | 443,000 | 440,000 | 465,000 | 672,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Taiwan | '000 cbm | 78,049 | 79,915 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 cbm | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 cbm | 15,700,000 | 15,800,000 | 16,100,000 | 16,300,000 | 16,300,000 |
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