Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre was 3.54 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand is 3.54 m3 per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 5.94 m3 per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2055 m3 per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places New Zealand 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2134 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2055 m3 per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2127 m3 per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2385 m3 per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2628 m3 per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3824 m3 per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1967 | 0.354 m3 per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4223 m3 per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5028 m3 per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 0.687 m3 per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7311 m3 per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7463 m3 per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.01 m3 per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1974 | 0.954 m3 per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9844 m3 per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.2 m3 per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1977 | 1.05 m3 per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1978 | 1.15 m3 per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 1.14 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.2 m3 per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 1.31 m3 per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 1.31 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.2 m3 per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 1.32 m3 per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 1.48 m3 per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 1.53 m3 per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.86 m3 per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1988 | 2.39 m3 per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1989 | 2.48 m3 per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 2.59 m3 per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 2.75 m3 per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 2.92 m3 per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 3.13 m3 per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 3.66 m3 per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 3.77 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.54 m3 per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 3.88 m3 per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 3.51 m3 per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 4.24 m3 per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 4.77 m3 per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 4.82 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 5.26 m3 per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 5.45 m3 per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 5.76 m3 per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 5.71 m3 per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.94 m3 per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 5.78 m3 per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.24 m3 per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 4.02 m3 per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 4.43 m3 per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 4.64 m3 per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 4.71 m3 per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.5 m3 per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 4.71 m3 per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8 m3 per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.15 m3 per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 5.11 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.93 m3 per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.72 m3 per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.1 m3 per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 4.48 m3 per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 4.33 m3 per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.54 m3 per square kilometre | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3105 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2055 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5028 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.965 m3 per square kilometre | 0.687 m3 per square kilometre | 1.2 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 m3 per square kilometre | 1.2 m3 per square kilometre | 2.48 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4 m3 per square kilometre | 2.59 m3 per square kilometre | 4.24 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.28 m3 per square kilometre | 4.02 m3 per square kilometre | 5.94 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.77 m3 per square kilometre | 4.43 m3 per square kilometre | 5.15 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.11 m3 per square kilometre | 3.54 m3 per square kilometre | 4.48 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 3.54 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 m3 per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2055 m3 per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does New Zealand rank for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood-based panels — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood-based panels — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood-based panels — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood-based panels — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.