Production of wood-based panels rose 4.05% to 250,766 '000 cbm in Uruguay in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of wood-based panels in Uruguay reached an all time high of 282,000 '000 cbm in 2013 and an all time low of 5,300 '000 cbm in 2005. When compared to Uruguay's main peers, production of wood-based panels in Argentina amounted to 1,030,161 '000 cbm, 11,301,000 '000 cbm in Brazil, 3,254,600 '000 cbm in Chile and 100,000 '000 cbm in Paraguay in 2018.
Uruguay has been ranked 55th within the group of 118 countries we follow in terms of production of wood-based panels, 1 place above 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 |
| Argentina | '000 cbm | 1,083,000 | 1,058,000 | 1,158,000 | 1,030,873 | 1,052,252 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | '000 cbm | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | '000 cbm | 10,410,000 | 9,874,000 | 10,333,000 | 11,082,000 | 12,202,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | '000 cbm | 2,853,600 | 3,171,000 | 2,967,600 | 3,002,100 | 3,073,100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | '000 cbm | 100,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | '000 cbm | 108,630 | 60,960 | 59,592 | 63,290 | 63,992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | '000 cbm | 259,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 | 270,000 | 320,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | '000 cbm | 310,000 | 310,000 | 310,000 | 310,000 | 310,000 |
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