Veneer sheets production fell 2.59% to 484,366 '000 cbm in New Zealand in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, veneer sheets production in New Zealand reached an all time high of 702,000 '000 cbm in 2011 and an all time low of 900 '000 cbm in 1964. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, veneer sheets production in Australia amounted to 125,000 '000 cbm, 761,000 '000 cbm in Indonesia, 573,000 '000 cbm in Malaysia and 42,000 '000 cbm in Philippines in 2018.
New Zealand has been ranked 8th within the group of 98 countries we follow in terms of veneer sheets production, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Veneer Sheets Production | 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 | 125,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | 122,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | '000 cbm | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 cbm | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 cbm | 761,000 | 761,051 | 774,000 | 774,000 | 1,310,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 cbm | 818,000 | 632,000 | 562,854 | 586,692 | 583,115 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | '000 cbm | 661,553 | 624,185 | 523,613 | 495,975 | 495,975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | '000 cbm | 63,000 | 62,800 | 62,800 | 62,800 | 62,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 cbm | 45,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 cbm | 65,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | '000 cbm | 30.0 | 30.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 cbm | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 |
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