Particle board production rose 1.08% to 2,349,000 '000 cbm in the United Kingdom in 2016, according to Faostat.
Historically, particle board production in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 2,684,000 '000 cbm in 2007 and an all time low of 76,400 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, particle board production in Belgium amounted to 1,809,800 '000 cbm, 3,627,000 '000 cbm in France, 7,016,104 '000 cbm in Germany and 304,515 '000 cbm in Ireland in 2016.
United Kingdom has been ranked 14th within the group of 80 countries we follow in terms of particle board production, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Particle Board Production | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | '000 cbm | 2,200,000 | 2,250,000 | 2,250,000 | 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,829,068 | 1,809,804 | 1,809,804 | 1,809,800 | 1,809,800 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 cbm | 6,157,000 | 6,974,000 | 7,446,000 | 7,968,269 | 8,587,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 cbm | 4,170,000 | 4,378,000 | 4,272,925 | 4,063,000 | 4,102,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 cbm | 7,633,813 | 6,940,056 | 6,781,000 | 6,806,000 | 6,808,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ireland | '000 cbm | 358,000 | 278,000 | 261,300 | 266,204 | 278,388 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 cbm | 3,016,000 | 2,976,000 | 2,588,000 | 2,353,559 | 2,385,600 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | 197,459 | 208,128 | 216,100 | 203,000 | 203,000 | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Poland | '000 cbm | 4,684,100 | 4,917,475 | 4,879,379 | 4,785,770 | 4,809,477 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 cbm | 1,778,000 | 1,584,000 | 1,320,000 | 1,469,000 | 1,797,420 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 cbm | 2,594,000 | 2,625,000 | 2,215,000 | 2,276,000 | 2,319,000 |
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