Production of wood-based panels fell 3.05% to 3,079,000 '000 cbm in the United Kingdom in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of wood-based panels in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 3,549,000 '000 cbm in 2007 and an all time low of 187,400 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, production of wood-based panels in Belgium amounted to 1,924,130 '000 cbm, 5,435,000 '000 cbm in France, 12,712,537 '000 cbm in Germany and 808,000 '000 cbm in Ireland in 2018.
United Kingdom has been ranked 21st within the group of 118 countries we follow in terms of production of wood-based panels, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Production of Wood-Based Panels | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Austria | '000 cbm | 3,156,000 | 3,046,000 | 3,285,000 | 3,317,000 | 3,309,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 cbm | 2,014,130 | 1,974,130 | 1,924,130 | 1,924,130 | 1,924,130 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 cbm | 11,328,000 | 11,779,000 | 12,012,983 | 12,379,830 | 12,295,828 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 cbm | 5,360,000 | 5,391,484 | 5,523,000 | 5,327,000 | 5,444,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 cbm | 12,168,530 | 11,714,906 | 12,168,615 | 12,709,088 | 12,381,940 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ireland | '000 cbm | 773,421 | 769,000 | 774,000 | 835,999 | 808,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 cbm | 3,381,270 | 3,438,500 | 3,810,000 | 3,777,975 | 4,452,066 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | '000 cbm | 323,000 | 323,000 | 370,000 | 390,000 | 330,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 cbm | 28,800 | 28,800 | 28,900 | 29,000 | 29,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 cbm | 9,147,159 | 9,685,690 | 10,401,133 | 11,017,110 | 11,368,622 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 cbm | 3,597,640 | 3,860,433 | 3,762,916 | 4,059,643 | 4,145,708 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 cbm | 3,068,000 | 3,080,000 | 3,033,000 | 3,176,000 | 3,079,000 |
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