Paper and paperboard production in New Zealand

By type, 1988–2023, kilotonnes

Year	Measure	Tonnes
1988	Newsprint production	294,881
1989	Newsprint production	301,546
1990	Newsprint production	307,526
1991	Newsprint production	348,431
1992	Newsprint production	379,082
1993	Newsprint production	368,950
1994	Newsprint production	371,541.509176
1995	Newsprint production	394,789.501
1996	Newsprint production	374,479
1997	Newsprint production	396,924
1998	Newsprint production	389,841
1999	Newsprint production	360,890.15
2000	Newsprint production	378,130
2001	Newsprint production	342,408.389
2002	Newsprint production	351,584.6
2003	Newsprint production	362,130
2004	Newsprint production	379,913
2005	Newsprint production	378,181
2006	Newsprint production	307,398.63
2007	Newsprint production	284,450.52
2008	Newsprint production	288,047.42
2009	Newsprint production	305,639.31
2010	Newsprint production	297,822.09
2011	Newsprint production	305,677.45
2012	Newsprint production	268,363.56
2013	Newsprint production	144,520
2014	Newsprint production	143,992.59
2015	Newsprint production	142,929.42
2016	Newsprint production	145,095.34
2017	Newsprint production	144,570.2
2018	Newsprint production	150,058.86
2019	Newsprint production	141,795.45
2020	Newsprint production	94,325.79
2021	Newsprint production	27,402
2022	Newsprint production	0
2023	Newsprint production	0
1988	All other paper and paperboard	422,902
1989	All other paper and paperboard	457,975
1990	All other paper and paperboard	502,640
1991	All other paper and paperboard	438,818
1992	All other paper and paperboard	358,943.7648
1993	All other paper and paperboard	466,971.018
1994	All other paper and paperboard	492,272.591088
1995	All other paper and paperboard	508,753.4
1996	All other paper and paperboard	490,262
1997	All other paper and paperboard	493,393.15579
1998	All other paper and paperboard	444,915.18406
1999	All other paper and paperboard	447,625.1851
2000	All other paper and paperboard	498,889.9103464
2001	All other paper and paperboard	496,620.8
2002	All other paper and paperboard	518,156.27
2003	All other paper and paperboard	447,512.43
2004	All other paper and paperboard	537,349.04
2005	All other paper and paperboard	573,019.88
2006	All other paper and paperboard	590,223.34
2007	All other paper and paperboard	575,483.34
2008	All other paper and paperboard	584,697.75
2009	All other paper and paperboard	575,760.75
2010	All other paper and paperboard	631,587.96
2011	All other paper and paperboard	584,125.32
2012	All other paper and paperboard	573,300.25
2013	All other paper and paperboard	591,223.2
2014	All other paper and paperboard	581,602.04
2015	All other paper and paperboard	593,139.29
2016	All other paper and paperboard	594,098.17
2017	All other paper and paperboard	572,562.34
2018	All other paper and paperboard	564,334.3
2019	All other paper and paperboard	573,968.53
2020	All other paper and paperboard	567,699.55
2021	All other paper and paperboard	543,765.63
2022	All other paper and paperboard	525,154.36
2023	All other paper and paperboard	480,246.6

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 2023

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 2023

From the dataset Quarterly Production, Stock and Roundwood Removals: Production December 2023, this data was extracted:

Sheet: Paper & Paperboard Production
Range: G6:G118
Provided: 108 data points

This data forms the table Forestry - Paper and paperboard production by type 1988–2023.

Dataset originally released on:

March 2024

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.

Paper and paperboard production in New Zealand

By type, 1988–2023, kilotonnes

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