Wood panel products production in New Zealand

By panel type, 1993–2024, thousands of cubic metres

Year	Measure	Cubic metres
1993	Fibreboard production	549,855.673
1994	Fibreboard production	653,004.439
1995	Fibreboard production	661,269.264
1996	Fibreboard production	595,738
1997	Fibreboard production	611,045
1998	Fibreboard production	579,759
1999	Fibreboard production	710,447.9
2000	Fibreboard production	794,611.069888
2001	Fibreboard production	819,480.211294
2002	Fibreboard production	880,300.92
2003	Fibreboard production	868,539.58
2004	Fibreboard production	873,408.12
2005	Fibreboard production	861,039.27
2006	Fibreboard production	882,022.57
2007	Fibreboard production	764,322.56
2008	Fibreboard production	668,517.28
2009	Fibreboard production	652,095.76
2010	Fibreboard production	665,787.24
2011	Fibreboard production	706,160
2012	Fibreboard production	720,564.52
2013	Fibreboard production	702,764.89
2014	Fibreboard production	692,937.68
2015	Fibreboard production	719,568.41
2016	Fibreboard production	766,336.38
2017	Fibreboard production	777,179.79
2018	Fibreboard production	791,520.18
2019	Fibreboard production	750,550.61
2020	Fibreboard production	681,234.59
2021	Fibreboard production	737,637.98
2022	Fibreboard production	714,594
2023	Fibreboard production	599,340
2024	Fibreboard production	617,184
1993	Veneer production	137,690.263
1994	Veneer production	210,043.091
1995	Veneer production	263,925.179
1996	Veneer production	285,078
1997	Veneer production	311,346
1998	Veneer production	261,725
1999	Veneer production	361,376.5305
2000	Veneer production	399,273.84971
2001	Veneer production	446,750.01536
2002	Veneer production	552,740.32
2003	Veneer production	637,555.81
2004	Veneer production	680,686.9
2005	Veneer production	671,529.26
2006	Veneer production	688,561.61
2007	Veneer production	561,768.87
2008	Veneer production	518,941.54
2009	Veneer production	404,603.84
2010	Veneer production	663,433.51
2011	Veneer production	701,566.13
2012	Veneer production	678,873.62
2013	Veneer production	620,514.65
2014	Veneer production	661,552.81
2015	Veneer production	619,938.29
2016	Veneer production	520,260.15
2017	Veneer production	497,265.29
2018	Veneer production	484,366.28
2019	Veneer production	473,614.23
2020	Veneer production	356,119.61
2021	Veneer production	432,114.11
2022	Veneer production	434,428.17
2023	Veneer production	341,725.22
2024	Veneer production	308,292.41
1993	Plywood production	96,781.747
1994	Plywood production	136,505.538
1995	Plywood production	164,306.173
1996	Plywood production	171,469
1997	Plywood production	194,589
1998	Plywood production	177,911
1999	Plywood production	230,312.07886
2000	Plywood production	247,654.05216
2001	Plywood production	259,159.8865027
2002	Plywood production	299,055.72
2003	Plywood production	343,714.28
2004	Plywood production	402,146.91
2005	Plywood production	404,974.13
2006	Plywood production	416,066.45
2007	Plywood production	427,592.88
2008	Plywood production	388,539.55
2009	Plywood production	255,489.52
2010	Plywood production	359,941.15
2011	Plywood production	360,250.06
2012	Plywood production	355,553.01
2013	Plywood production	326,250.41
2014	Plywood production	395,058.65
2015	Plywood production	394,948.68
2016	Plywood production	436,364.08
2017	Plywood production	411,204.2
2018	Plywood production	357,116.06
2019	Plywood production	358,397.37
2020	Plywood production	275,398.33
2021	Plywood production	301,049.71
2022	Plywood production	302,491.35
2023	Plywood production	218,417.88
2024	Plywood production	207,110.55
1993	Particleboard production	177,205
1994	Particleboard production	173,445
1995	Particleboard production	167,043.245
1996	Particleboard production	166,028
1997	Particleboard production	215,170
1998	Particleboard production	165,103
1999	Particleboard production	176,547.804716
2000	Particleboard production	212,347.7255554
2001	Particleboard production	191,186.723706
2002	Particleboard production	204,650.03
2003	Particleboard production	221,855.12
2004	Particleboard production	243,798.53
2005	Particleboard production	237,790.48
2006	Particleboard production	241,823.34
2007	Particleboard production	256,266.19
2008	Particleboard production	226,489.93
2009	Particleboard production	155,312.77
2010	Particleboard production	142,045.24
2011	Particleboard production	156,195.73
2012	Particleboard production	163,703.01
2013	Particleboard production	156,037.32
2014	Particleboard production	151,993.67
2015	Particleboard production	149,222.54
2016	Particleboard production	153,659.02
2017	Particleboard production	157,786.4
2018	Particleboard production	149,448.82
2019	Particleboard production	135,077.61
2020	Particleboard production	122,161.08
2021	Particleboard production	140,636.86
2022	Particleboard production	123,315.77
2023	Particleboard production	114,844.26
2024	Particleboard production	109,580.2

Inclusions

Veneer production includes veneer intended for further production into plywood in New Zealand.
Plywood includes laminated veneer lumber from 1992 until 2002.
Particleboard includes particleboard, strandboard and triboard from the December 1996 quarter. Prior to this, triboard and strandboard had been included in the Fibreboard category. The change has been made in line with HS export and import codes.
Fibreboard includes hardboard, softboard and medium density fibreboard (MDF) from the December 1996 quarter.

Data provided by

Ministry for Primary Industries

Dataset name

Quarterly Production, Stock and Roundwood Removals: Production December 2024

Webpage:

https://www.mpi.govt.nz/forestry/forest-industry-and-workforce/forestry-wood-processing-data/wood-processing-data/

How to find the data

At the URL provided, find the 'Quarterly Production, Stock and Roundwood Removals' and select the plus-symbol to expand the tab. Click on the 'Production' Excel file.
This file was edited by Figure.NZ for processing purposes.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Quarterly Production, Stock and Roundwood Removals: Production December 2024

From the dataset Quarterly Production, Stock and Roundwood Removals: Production December 2024, this data was extracted:

Sheet: Panel Production
Range: G6:G143
Provided: 128 data points

This data forms the table Forestry - Panel products production by type 1993–2024.

Dataset originally released on:

March 2025

About this dataset

MPI surveys wood processors from around New Zealand, both quarterly and annually, for their production and stock information. Each survey represents about 125 timber, panel, and pulp mills throughout New Zealand.

Wood panel products production in New Zealand

By panel type, 1993–2024, thousands of cubic metres

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