Veneer sheets production rose 10.0% to 22,000 '000 cbm in Papua New Guinea in 2017, according to Faostat.
Historically, veneer sheets production in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of 105,000 '000 cbm in 2011 and an all time low of 700 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Papua New Guinea's main peers, veneer sheets production in Australia amounted to 125,000 '000 cbm, 761,000 '000 cbm in Indonesia, 497,265 '000 cbm in New Zealand and 42,000 '000 cbm in Philippines in 2017.
Papua New Guinea has been ranked 53rd within the group of 98 countries we follow in terms of veneer sheets production, 27 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 |
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