Production of wood-based panels fell 3.57% to 1,298,085 '000 cbm in New Zealand in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of wood-based panels in New Zealand reached an all time high of 1,564,889 '000 cbm in 2006 and an all time low of 54,100 '000 cbm in 1962. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, production of wood-based panels in Australia amounted to 1,717,108 '000 cbm, 4,643,000 '000 cbm in Indonesia, 4,044,000 '000 cbm in Malaysia and 289,000 '000 cbm in Philippines in 2018.
New Zealand has been ranked 32nd within the group of 118 countries we follow in terms of production of wood-based panels, 4 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 |
| Australia | '000 cbm | 1,530,000 | 1,689,126 | 1,721,126 | 1,731,676 | 1,731,676 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | '000 cbm | 12,000 | 12,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 32,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 cbm | 152,480,000 | 149,828,000 | 159,640,000 | 152,883,000 | 153,852,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 cbm | 4,493,000 | 4,593,000 | 4,643,000 | 4,643,000 | 5,823,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 cbm | 5,639,000 | 5,032,000 | 4,785,000 | 4,422,000 | 4,340,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | '000 cbm | 1,239,991 | 1,250,748 | 1,318,755 | 1,277,166 | 1,278,649 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | '000 cbm | 28,000 | 29,000 | 64,000 | 69,000 | 64,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 cbm | 200,000 | 182,000 | 176,000 | 171,000 | 199,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 cbm | 290,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | '000 cbm | 274 | 274 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 cbm | 5,844,900 | 7,278,900 | 7,063,900 | 7,226,900 | 7,613,900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 cbm | 970,000 | 1,040,000 | 1,290,000 | 1,490,000 | 1,790,000 |
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