Veneer sheets production rose 0% to 60,000 '000 cbm in Japan in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, veneer sheets production in Japan reached an all time high of 307,000 '000 cbm in 1990 and an all time low of 10,000 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Japan's main peers, veneer sheets production in China amounted to 3,000,000 '000 cbm, 1,462,000 '000 cbm in Russia, 217,000 '000 cbm in South Korea and 400,000 '000 cbm in USA in 2018.
Japan has been ranked 36th within the group of 98 countries we follow in terms of veneer sheets production, 1 place 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 |
| Canada | '000 cbm | 520,000 | 610,000 | 670,000 | 760,000 | 638,760 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 cbm | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
| Germany | '000 cbm | 97,690 | 89,599 | 86,906 | 88,850 | 88,247 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 cbm | 295,000 | 295,000 | 295,000 | 295,000 | 295,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 cbm | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 cbm | 350,000 | 350,000 | 350,000 | 350,000 | 493,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 cbm | 711,627 | 759,119 | 888,000 | 1,327,000 | 1,759,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 cbm | 245,000 | 230,000 | 240,000 | 217,130 | 116,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 cbm | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 2,096,000 | 2,209,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 |
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