Production of wood-based panels rose 0.323% to 1,717,108 '000 cbm in Australia in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of wood-based panels in Australia reached an all time high of 2,042,000 '000 cbm in 2004 and an all time low of 223,200 '000 cbm in 1962. When compared to Australia's main peers, production of wood-based panels in Indonesia amounted to 4,643,000 '000 cbm, 4,044,000 '000 cbm in Malaysia, 1,298,085 '000 cbm in New Zealand and 55,000 '000 cbm in Papua New Guinea in 2018.
Australia has been ranked 26th within the group of 118 countries we follow in terms of production of wood-based panels, 2 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |