Total fibre furnish production rose 3.24% to 1,970,392 kt in New Zealand in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, total fibre furnish production in New Zealand reached an all time high of 2,186,264 kt in 2011 and an all time low of 280,000 kt in 1961. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, total fibre furnish production in Australia amounted to 4,587,690 kt, 11,878,309 kt in Indonesia, 1,331,000 kt in Malaysia and 880,500 kt in Philippines in 2018.
New Zealand has been ranked 27th within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of total fibre furnish production, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Fibre Furnish Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | kt | 4,468,000 | 4,550,202 | 4,609,202 | 4,517,259 | 4,587,690 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | kt | ... | ... | ... | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | |||||||||||||
| China | kt | 65,585,000 | 64,781,000 | 65,599,000 | 69,226,000 | 66,968,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 10,711,000 | 11,061,000 | 11,203,000 | 11,015,309 | 11,467,309 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 1,435,000 | 1,331,000 | 1,331,000 | 1,331,000 | 1,331,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | kt | 2,082,442 | 1,898,762 | 2,005,300 | 1,908,502 | 1,970,392 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 193 | 107 | 144 | 288 | 288 | |||
| Philippines | kt | 879,500 | 879,500 | 877,500 | 879,500 | 880,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | kt | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | kt | 3,246 | 3,246 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 3,508,000 | 3,808,000 | 3,934,000 | 3,896,000 | 4,028,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 580,000 | 580,000 | 580,000 | 580,000 | 580,000 |
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