Forestry statistics : 2007 edition.
Date: 2007-05-14
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Forestry statistics

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Introduction

This  publication  presents  Eurostat’s  forestry  statistics  for  the 
EU,  EU  candidate  countries  and  EFTA  for  the  period  1995-
2005. It summarises Eurostat data most relevant to the forestry 
sector. It also contains forestry related data produced and usu-
ally published by other international organisations, to provide 
the reader with a broad view of this sector.

Data  on  forest  resources  have  thus  been  taken  from  the 
Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Forest Resources 
Assessment (FRA) for 2005, while Joint Research Centre (JRC) 
has  provided  both  forest  maps  and  whole  chapters  on  forest 
fires and forest condition.

This pocketbook is divided into two main parts. The first part 
gives  a  general  description  of  forest  resources,  forest  owner-
ship, forest condition, employment in the forestry sector, the 
contribution of this sector to national GDP  and  the share of 
energy produced using wood-based material.

The  second  part  is  devoted  to  the  production  and  trade  of 
wood and wood products. It is based on data from the Joint 
Forest Sector Questionnaire, which is the result of cooperation 
among Eurostat, UNECE, FAO and ITTO.

Tables and figures based on Eurostat data refer mainly to the 
Eurostat’s free dissemination database at the time of writing.

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Table of Contents

Page

I.   General Description of Forest Sector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11

1.   Forest Resources and ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13

principal area categories, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18

Basic forest resources, 2000 and 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21

Volume of the growing stock 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22

ownership of forest and other wooded land, 2000. . . . . . . . . . . .  23

2.   Economy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25

percentage of gross value added at basic prices for  
agriculture as a whole and for naCE divisions regarding  
the Forest sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30

3.   Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33

Employment in agriculture, forestry and forest industries 
compared with all sectors, 2000 and 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36

4.   Energy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39

share of primary energy produced from renewables  
(including wood) to all products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45

share of renewables (including wood) gross inland 
consumption to all products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46

share of final consumption of energy from wood and  
wood waste at household level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47

5.   Forest Condition  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49

6.   Forest Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55

7.   Windstorms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65

II.   Production and trade of wood and wood  

products  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71

1.   Removals   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  73

removals of roundwood by coniferous and non-coniferous  
species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  78

removals by roundwood category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79

removals of industrial roundwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  80

removals by forest ownership category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82

2.   Production and trade of wood products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  83

production and trade for roundwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  88

production and trade for sawnwood  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  90

production and trade for wood based panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  92

production and trade for pulp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  94

production and trade for paper and paperboard  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  96

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Symbols and abbreviations

Symbols
:  
. 
0 
- 
% 
n.s. 

no data available
not applicable
figure less than half of the unit used
nil (zero)
percentage
not significant

Units of measurements
d.b.h. 
ha 
m 
m³ 
m³ o.b. 
mt 

(diameter at breast height, 1.3 m)
hectare
metre
cubic metre
cubic metre, overbark
metric ton

Country abbreviations (EU)
Eu-27  
Eu-25 
BE 
BG 
CZ 
DK 
DE 
EE 
iE 
EL 
Es 
Fr 
iT 
CY 
LV 
LT 
Lu 
Hu 
mT 
nL 
aT 
pL 
pT 
ro 
si 
sK 
Fi 
sE 
uK 

the Eu of 27 member states from 1.1.2007
the Eu of 25 member states 
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech republic
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
ireland
Greece
spain
France
italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Hungary
malta
netherlands
austria
poland
portugal
romania
slovenia
slovakia
Finland
sweden
united Kingdom

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EFTA countries
is 
Li 
no 
CH 

iceland
Liechtenstein
norway
switzerland

Candidate countries
Croatia
Hr 
Former Yugoslav republic of macedonia
mK 
Turkey
Tr 

Other countries
Ca 
ru 
us 

Canada
russian Federation
united states

Other abbreviations
EFi 
EFFis 
EFTa 
Fao 

European Forest institute
European Forest Fire information system
European Free Trade association
Food and agricultural organisation of the  
united nations
Forest and other wooded land
Forest resources assessment(s)
international Cooperative programme of  
assessment and monitoring of air pollution  
Effects on Forests
international Tropical Timber organisation
Joint research Centre 
nomenclature statistique des activités  
économiques dans la Communauté Européenne  
(statistical classification of economic activities in  
the European Community) 
national oceanic and atmospheric  
administration
nomenclature of territorial units for statistics  
(Eurostat)
oriented standard Board
united nations Economic Commission for  
Europe

FoWL 
Fra 
iCp  

iTTo 
JrC 
naCE 

noaa 

nuTs 

osB 
unECE (ECE) 

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General Description 
of Forest Sector

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Forest Resources  
and ownership

chapter 1

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Chapter 1
Forest Resources and ownership

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1. Forest Resources and ownership 

The  information  in  this  chapter  is  based  on  the  final  results 
of the Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2005, which is the 
latest in a series of surveys of the FRA process led by the FAO 
Forestry Department every 5 years.

Forest is defined as land with tree crown cover (or equivalent 
stocking level) of more than 10% and area of more than 0.5 ha. 
The trees should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 m at 
maturity in situ. It may consist of either closed forest forma-
tions, where trees of various storeys and undergrowth cover a 
high proportion of the ground, or of open forest formations, 
with a continuous vegetation cover, in which tree crown cover 
exceeds 10% of the area. Young natural stands and all planta-
tions established for forestry purposes that have yet to reach 
a crown density of 10%, or a tree height of 5 m, are included 
under forest. This is because they are areas that normally form 
part  of  the  forest  area,  that  are  temporarily  unstocked  as  a 
result  of  human  intervention  or  natural  causes,  but  that  are 
expected to revert to forest.

Other Wooded Land is land either with a tree crown cover (or 
equivalent  stocking  level)  of  5-10%  of  trees  able  to  reach  a 
height of 5 m at maturity in situ, or a crown cover (or equiva-
lent stocking level) of more than 10% of trees not able to reach 
a height of 5 m at maturity in situ (e.g. dwarf or stunted trees) 
and shrub or bush cover. 

FOWL is the total of Forest and Other Wooded Land.

Growing  stock  is  the  living  tree  component  of  the  standing 
volume.

Private ownership refers to land owned by individuals, families, 
private co-operatives, corporations, industries, private religious 
and educational institutions, pension or investment funds, and 
other  private  institutions.  Private  owners  may  be  engaged  in 
agriculture or other occupations (including forestry).

Public ownership refers to land owned by the State (national, 
state and regional governments) or government-owned insti-
tutions, corporations or other public bodies, including cities, 
municipalities,  villages  and  communes  (including  ownership 
by tribal or other indigenous groups of people.)

Other ownership refers to land that is neither classified as “Pub-
lic ownership” nor as “Private ownership”. It includes land for 
which ownership is unknown or not-defined.

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European Forest/Non-Forest Map 2000

L an d c over cl asses

Area not included

Forest

Non - Forest

Clouds or Snow

±

Map Projection:
Input Data Source:
Ancillary Data:
Date:
Produced by:

ETRS 89-LAEA
Landsat ETM+ (25m)
CORINE Landcover 2000 (Vector)
27.10.2006 (Version 1)
INFOREST/LMH/JRC/EC

Note: for Norway the methodology had to be adapted due to the lack of ancillary data. 

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Principal area categories, 2005

EU-27

EU-25

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE
IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Forest

Other wooded land

Other land area

Inland water

Source: FAO, FRA 2005

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Ownership of wooded area 2000

EU-27

EU-25

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE
IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Public

Private

Other

Source: FAO, FRA 2005

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Principal area categories, 2005

Total 
area

Inland 
waters

Total 
land area

Forest and 
other wooded 
land (FOWL)

1000 ha

Other land 
area

FOWL, % of 
land area

EU-27
EU-25

433 063

398 125

13 878

12 990

419 185

385 135

176 721

166 441

242 463

218 693

 694

3 652

2 648

 636

2 334

7 411

5 080

3 607

11 076

23 819

2 366

 710

6 532

28 214

17 262

11 026

 388

3 056

2 176

 88

1 976

 0

 365

3 980

9 192

3 867

6 628

1 308

1 929

23 302

30 785

2 865

 150

 7

1 873

6 179

6 358

21 730

37 748

18 385

 536

3 149

4 092

 170

7 235

 32

3 023

4 293

21 437

5 283

16 359

 706

2 879

7 145

10 377

21 223

9 875

 9

12 000

18 625

1 288

2 481

 988

20 864

402 085

882 975

303 089

2 667

3 111

1 543

56 099

520 012

805 875

612 807

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

3 053

11 099

7 887

4 309

35 703

4 523

7 027

13 196

50 599

55 150

30 134

 925

6 460

6 530

 259

9 303

 32

4 153

8 386

31 269

9 198

23 839

2 027

4 901

33 814

44 996

24 291

10 300

 16

32 376

4 129

5 654

2 571

77 482

 25

 36

 159

 66

 808

 284

 138

 306

 655

 140

 723

 1

 255

 262

 0

 92

 0

 765

 113

 640

 48

 852

 13

 93

3 367

3 834

 203

 275

 0

1 751

 174

 62

 40

 519

3 028

11 063

7 728

4 243

34 895

4 239

6 889

12 890

49 944

55 010

29 411

 924

6 205

6 268

 259

9 211

 32

3 388

8 273

30 629

9 150

22 987

2 014

4 808

30 447

41 162

24 088

10 025

 16

30 625

3 955

5 592

2 531

76 963

997 061

74 964

922 097

1707 540

18 690

1688 850

962 909

47 013

915 896

Source: Fao, Fra 2005

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42.2

43.2

22.9

33.0

34.3

15.0

31.7

55.8

10.3

50.7

56.5

31.4

37.5

42.0

49.3

34.7

34.0

21.5

0

10.8

48.1

30.0

42.3

28.8

64.9

40.1

76.5

74.8

11.9

1.5

43.8

39.2

32.6

44.4

39.0

27.1

43.6

52.3

33.1

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Basic forest resources, 2000 and 2005

Forest and other wooded land (FOWL)

Forest 
land

Other 
wooded 
land

Total

Forest 
land

Other 
wooded 
land

Total

Annual 
change rate of 
forest land  

2000

2000

2000

2005

2005

2005

2000-2005

1000 ha

1000 
ha/yr

EU-27
EU-25

152 108

22 142

174 250

155 584

21 137

176 721

142 367

21 803

164 170

145 589

20 852

166 441

 667

3 375

2 637

 486

11 076

2 243

 609

3 601

16 436

15 351

9 447

 173

2 885

2 020

 87

1 907

 0

 360

3 838

9 059

3 583

6 366

1 239

1 921

22 475

27 474

2 793

 38

 7

9 301

1 199

2 129

 906

 27

 105

 0

 136

 0

 94

 41

2 924

11 016

1 814

 992

 214

 120

 83

 1

 0

 0

 0

 117

 0

 84

 234

 44

 0

 830

3 246

 20

 104

 0

 694

3 480

2 637

 622

 667

3 625

2 648

 500

11 076

11 076

2 337

 650

6 525

27 452

17 165

10 439

 387

3 005

2 103

 88

2 284

 669

3 752

17 915

15 554

9 979

 174

2 941

2 099

 87

1 907

1 976

 0

 360

3 955

9 059

3 667

6 600

1 283

1 921

23 305

30 720

2 813

 142

 7

 0

 365

3 862

9 192

3 783

6 370

1 264

1 929

22 500

27 528

2 845

 46

 7

9 387

1 221

2 135

 906

 27

 27

 0

 136

 0

 82

 41

2 780

10 299

1 708

1 047

 214

 115

 77

 1

 0

 0

 0

 118

 0

 84

 258

 44

 0

 802

3 257

 20

 104

 0

 694

3 652

2 648

 636

11 076

2 366

 710

6 532

28 214

17 262

11 026

 388

3 056

2 176

 88

1 976

 0

 365

3 980

9 192

3 867

6 628

1 308

1 929

23 302

30 785

2 865

 150

 7

2 613

12 000

 67

 346

 82

1 288

2 481

 988

2 699

12 000

 64

 338

 82

1 263

2 467

 988

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

696

645

0

50

2

3

0

8

12

30

296

41

106

n.s.

11

16

0

14

0

1

5

27

40

1

5

2

5

11

10

2

0

17

4

1

0

%

0.4

0.4

0

1.4

0.1

0.6

0

0.4

1.9

0.8

1.7

0.3

1.1

0.2

0.4

0.8

0

0.7

0

0.3

0.1

0.3

1.1

n.s.

0.4

0.1

n.s.

n.s.

0.4

3.9

0

0.2

0.4

0.1

0

0.2

0

n.s.

0.1

10 052

10 728

20 780

10 175

10 689

20 864

310 134

91 951

402 085

310 134

91 951

402 085

809 268

72 706

881 974

808 790

74 185

882 975

302 294

 0

302 294

303 089

 0

303 089

25

0

-96

159

Source: Fao, Fra 2005

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Volume of the growing stock 2005

Total 
area of 
FOWL

Growing 
stock of 
FOWL

Forest 
area

Growing 
stock on 
forest land

Other 
wooded 
 land area 

Growing 
stock on other 
wooded land

1000  
ha

million 
m³ 

m³/
ha

1000  
ha

million 
m³ 

EU-27 176 721

EU-25 166 441

:

:

: 155 584 22 580

: 145 589 20 665

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

 694

3 652

2 648

 636

11 076

2 366

 710

6 532

28 214

17 262

11 026

 388

3 056

2 176

 88

 172  248

 568  156

 736  278

 76  119

 667

3 625

2 648

 500

:

:

11 076

 451  191

 65

 177

 889

 92

 27

 32

2 284

 669

3 752

17 915

2 465  143

15 554

1 544  140

 8

 21

 599  196

 402  185

 26  295

9 979

 174

2 941

2 099

 87

1 976

 337  171

1 976

n.s.

 365

3 980

9 192

3 867

6 628

1 308

1 929

23 302

30 785

2 865

 150

 7

1 288

2 481

 988

n.s.

 231

 65  178

1 159  291

1 864  203

 366

 95

1 347  203

 360  275

 494  256

n.s.

 365

3 862

9 192

3 783

6 370

1 264

1 929

2 163

 93

22 500

3 191  104

27 528

 341  119

2 845

 3

 20

 2  286

 449  349

 352  142

 63

 64

 67

 46

 7

9 387

1 221

2 135

 906

12 000

 910

 76

 172

 568

 736

 76
2 8801
 447

 65

 177

 888

2 465

1 447

 8

 599

 400

 26

 337

n.s.

 65

1 159

1 864

 350

1 347

 357

 494

2 158

3 155

 340

 3

 2

 863

 449

 352

 63

20 864

1 400

10 175

1 400

402 085 32 983

 82 310 134 32 983

882 975 82 130

 93 808 790 80 479

303 089 35 118  116 303 089 35 118

m³/
ha

 145

 142

 258

 157

 278

 152

 260

 196

 97

 47

 50

 158

 145

 46

 204

 191

 299

 171

 231

 178

 300

 203

 93

 211

 282

 256

 96

 115

 120

 65

 286

 92

 368

 165

 70

 138

 106

 100

 116

1000  
ha

million 
m³ 

m³/
ha

21 137

20 852

 27

 27

 0

 136

:

 82

 41

2 780

10 299

1 708

1 047

 214

 115

 77

 1

 0

 0

 0

 118

:

 84

 258

 44

:

 802

3 257

 20

 104

 0

2 613

 67

 346

 82

10 689

91 951

74 185

 0

:

:

:

:

 0

:

:

 4

:

 0

 1

:

:

:

:

:

 0

:

:

 49

:

 0

 0

:

 97

 93

:

:

 2

:

 0

:

 0

:

:

:

:

 26

:

 0

:

 0

:

:

 16

 190

:

 3

:

 5

 36

 1

n.s.

:

 47

:

:

:

:

:

:

 68

:

 6

 11

 50

:

:

 18

:

:

:

:

:

1 651

:

 22

:

Source: Fao, Fra 2005
¹ Data from TBFra 2000

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Ownership of forest and other wooded land, 2000

Forest 

Other wooded land

Total  Public

Private  Other

Total  Public

Private  Other

1000 
ha

EU-27

152 108

EU-25

142 367

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

LI

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

 667

3 375

2 637

 486

11 076

2 243

 609

3 601

16 436

15 351

9 447

 173

2 885

2 020

 87

1 907

 0

 360

3 838

9 059

3 583

6 366

1 239

1 921

22 475

27 474

2 793

 38

 7

9 301

1 199

2 129

 906

10 052

310 134

809 268

302 294

Source: Fao, Fra 2005

%

40.6

37.0

43.5

91.6

76.7

28.4

52.8

37.5

64

77.5

30

26

35

61.2

54

77.3

45.7

60.5

100

49.7

19.6

83.2

7.3

94.3

27.7

52.4

32.1

19.7

36.2

46.6

92.8

14

68

78.7

78

99.9

92.1

100

42.4

%

58.5

62.0

56.5

8.4

23.3

71.6

47.2

22.4

36

22.5

67.9

74

65

38.8

45.1

22.7

54.3

39.5

0

50.3

80.4

16.8

92.7

5.7

72.3

43.2

67.8

80.3

63.8

53.2

7.2

86

32

21.3

22

0.1

7.9

0

57.6

%

0.9

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

40.0

0

0

1000 
ha

22 142

21 803

 27

 105

 0

 136

 0

 94

 41

2 924

2.1

11 016

0

0

0

0.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.4

0

0

0

0.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1 814

 992

 214

 120

 83

 1

 0

 0

 0

 117

 0

 84

 234

 44

 0

 830

3 246

 20

 104

 0

2 699

 64

 338

 82

10 728

91 951

72 706

 0

%

61.2

37.3

38.9

94.3

0

28.4

0

8.5

16.1

86.5

22.3

9.6

35.0

23.7

16.7

69.9

10.7

0

0

0

19.7

0

22.6

0.0

4.5

0

68.9

55.7

%

61.2

61.0

61.5

4.8

0

71.6

0

37.2

83.9

13.5

74.9

90.4

65.0

76.3

70.8

30.1

89.3

0

0

0

80.3

0

77.4

100.0

95.0

0

31.0

44.3

0

100.0

28.9

100.0

29.3

79.7

97.0

0

100.0

97.9

100.0

0

69.0

0.0

70.7

20.3

2.7

0.0

0.0

2.1

0

0

%

1.7

1.7

0

0

0

0

0

54.3

0

0

2.8

0

0

0

12.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0

0

2.0

0

0

0

0

100.0

0

0

0

0

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Economy

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2. Economy

NACE  (“Nomenclature  statistique  des  Activités  économiques 
dans  la  Communauté  Européenne”  -  Statistical  classification 
of  economic  activities  in  the  European  Community)  was 
adopted  in  order  to  establish  a  common  statistical  classifica-
tion of economic activities within the European Community 
to  ensure  comparability  between  national  and  Community 
statistics. In this chapter data are based on the original version 
of NACE (NACE Rev.1). A regulation establishing a new ver-
sion of NACE (NACE Rev. 2) was adopted by the Council of the 
European Union on 19 December 2006. NACE Rev.2 will apply 
from 2008 onwards. 

NACE Rev. 1 contains

17 Sections - letters A to Q
60 Divisions - 2-digit codes
503 Classes - 4-digit codes

Agriculture, hunting and forestry (Section A)

NACE  Section  A  covers  the  exploitation  of  vegetable  and 
animal natural resources. The section comprises the activities 
of growing crops, raising animals, harvesting timber, and har-
vesting other plants and animals from farms or their natural 
habitats.

Section A is divided into two divisions. These are Division 01, 
Agriculture, hunting and related service activities and Division 
02, Forestry, logging and related service activities. 

Forestry, logging and related service activities (Division 02) 

Division 02 covers the production of standing timber as well as 
the extraction and gathering of wild growing forest materials. 
Timber  aside,  forestry  produces  products  that  require  little 
processing,  such  as  wood  for  fuel  or  industrial  use  (e.g.  pit-
props, pulpwood, etc).

Forestry and logging (Class 02.01) includes:

•  Growing  of  standing  timber:  planting,  replanting,  trans-
planting,  thinning  and  conserving  of  forests  and  timber 
tracts 

•  Growing of coppice and pulpwood 

•  Operation of forest tree nurseries 

•  Growing of Christmas trees 

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•  Logging:  felling  of  timber  and  production  of  wood  in  the 
rough such as pit-props, split poles, pickets or fuel wood 

•  Growing of vegetable materials used for plaiting

Forestry  and  logging  related  service  activities  (Class  02.02) 
includes: 

•  Forestry service activities: forestry inventories, timber eval-

uation, fire protection 

•   Logging service activities: transport of logs within the forest 

Manufacturing (Section D)

In  NACE  several  economic  activities  related  to  forestry  are 
classified as manufacturing activities (Section D). Manufactur-
ing activity is defined as the mechanical, physical or chemical 
transformation  of  materials,  substances  or  components  into 
new products. The materials, substances or components trans-
formed are raw materials that are products of various sectors, 
including forestry.

Two separate Divisions of Section D contains economic activi-
ties  related  to  forestry.  These  are  Manufacture  of  wood  and 
wood  products  (Division  20)  and  Manufacture  of  pulp,  paper 
and paper products (Division 21). 

Manufacture of wood and wood products (Division 20)

Division 20 includes the manufacture of wood products, such 
as  lumber,  plywood,  veneers,  wooden  containers,  wooden 
flooring,  wooden  trusses  and  prefabricated  wooden  build-
ings.  The  production  processes  include  the  sawing,  planing, 
shaping,  laminating  and  assembling  of  wood  products  start-
ing from logs. The logs are cut into bolts or lumber that then 
may be further cut or shaped by lathes or other shaping tools. 
The lumber or other transformed wooden shapes may also be 
subsequently planed or smoothed, and assembled into finished 
products, such as wooden containers.

With the exception of sawmills and wood preservation units, 
the units are grouped into industries mainly based on the spe-
cific  products  manufactured.  It  excludes  the  manufacture  of 
furniture and the installation of manufactured wooden fittings 
(self-manufactured wooded fittings excepted) and the like. 

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Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products (Division 
21)

Division 21 covers the manufacture of pulp, paper and con-
verted paper products. The manufacturing of these products 
is grouped together because they constitute a series of verti-
cally connected processes. More than one is often carried out 
in  a  single  economic  enterprise.  There  are  essentially  three 
activities. The manufacturing of pulp involves separating the 
cellulose fibres from other impurities in wood or used paper. 
The manufacturing of paper involves matting these fibres into 
a sheet. The manufacture of paper products involves the cut-
ting and shaping of paper and other materials and coating and 
laminating activities. The paper articles may be printed (e.g. 
wallpaper, gift wrap, etc), as long as the printed information is 
not the main purpose.

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Percentage of gross value added at basic prices 
for agriculture as a whole and for NACE divisions 
regarding the Forest Sector

Agriculture, hunting and forestry

1995

2000

2004

:

2.7

2.6

1.5

5.0

3.2

1.3

7.5

9.5

4.2

6.6

3.2

8.6

11.3

1.0

6.7

3.4

2.7

8.0

5.3

4.2

5.9

4.2

2.7

1.7

:

2.2

2.1

1.4

13.8

3.9

2.4

1.3

4.6

6.9

4.1

2.7

3.1

2.7

4.2

7.8

0.7

4.3

2.1

2.6

2.1

4.9

3.4

:

2.0

1.9

1.0

3.3

1.8

3.6

5.2

3.3

2.4

2.3

2.4

4.3

5.8

0.6

3.8

2.2

2.1

1.9

5.1

12.4

14.3

3.2

4.7

3.5

1.9

1.0

2.5

4.1

3.0

0.8

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

Source: Eurostat/new Cronos

Forestry, logging and related 
service activities

1995

:

2000

:

2004

:

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.6

0.0

0.4

0.4

0.3

1.9

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.5

0.5

0.5

2.3

1.3

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.8

0.4

2.2

0.8

0.0

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Percentage of gross value added at basic prices 
for agriculture as a whole and for NACE divisions 
regarding the Forest Sector (cont.)

Manufacture of wood and of 
products of wood and cork, except 
furniture; manufacture of articles 
of straw and plaiting materials

Manufacture of pulp, paper and 
paper products 

1995

2000

2004

1995

2000

2004

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

:

0.5

0.5

0.3

0.9

0.5

0.5

1.0

0.4

0.5

0.3

0.6

:

0.9

0.1

0.6

:

0.3

1.0

:

0.6

:

1.0

0.9

1.4

0.9

0.3

:

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.9

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.6

2.6

1.3

0.2

0.5

0.1

0.2

1.0

0.7

2.1

1.0

0.8

1.2

0.9

0.3

:

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.9

0.4

:

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.6

:

1.7

0.2

0.0

0.2

1.0

0.9

:

:

0.8

1.0

1.0

0.2

:

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.3

0.8

1.6

3.1

1.5

:

1.6

0.9

1.3

:

2.2

1.8

1.9

:

2.3

2.2

6.7

4.1

2.7

:

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.8

0.9

1.6

1.3

5.0

1.4

1.2

1.3

0.8

1.3

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.8

0.9

2.2

1.9

6.2

3.5

2.3

:

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.4

:

0.9

1.5

1.1

3.9

1.4

:

1.3

0.8

:

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.5

:

:

1.9

1.6

4.5

1.8

Source: Eurostat/new Cronos

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Employment

I

3. Employment

The EU’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a large household sam-
ple  survey  providing  annual  and  quarterly  results  on  labour 
participation of people aged 15 and over.

It  is  conducted  in  accordance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC) 
No  577/1998.  The  LFS  classifies  labour  force  participation 
according to NACE rev.1 (as per economic activity, see previ-
ous chapter). The labour force participation in the forestry and 
related sectors are given as follows. 

Explanations for the table:

Agriculture:  

 Agriculture, hunting and related service activi-
ties

Forestry:  

 Forestry, logging and related service activities

Wood:    

Manufacture of wood and of products of wood 
and cork, except furniture; manufacture of arti-
cles of straw and plaiting materials

Paper:    

Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products

Other sectors:  includes all remaining economic sectors.

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Employment in agriculture, forestry and forest 
industries compared with all sectors, 2000 and 2005

Thousands of people

Agriculture

Forestry

Wood

EU-27

EU-25

2000

11 597

6 394

2005

12 167

8 920

2000

 338

 247

2005

 492

 420

2000

1 166

1 030

2005

1 511

1 352

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

 77

 342

 193

 93

 903

 30

 127

 694

 934

 893

1 011

 15

 119

 257

 4

 227

 2

 237

 216

 598

4 861

 81

 119

 118

 98

 390

 7

 75

 176

 87

 260

 156

 85

 790

 26

 110

 525

 900

 881

 850

 14

 95

 208

 3

 170

 2

 256

 189

2 309

 580

2 987

 80

 84

 93

 74

 354

 6

 55

 150

 1

 33

 48

 2

 48

 7

 2

 7

 37

 37

 36

 1

 19

 13

 0

 16

 1

 6

 10

 58

 4

 25

 27

 20

 12

 0

 6

 5

 3

 16

 35

 1

 49

 5

 2

 5

 29

 29

 41

 1

 34

 8

 0

 16

 1

 10

 53

 8

 56

 3

 24

 24

 22

 16

 5

 5

 21

 26

 63

 19

 244

 22

 9

 30

 110

 116

 186

 3

 18

 29

 0

 39

 0

 25

 35

 75

 109

 18

 39

 35

 40

 85

 1

 16

 44

 25

 26

 62

 14

 165

 23

 9

 34

 126

 93

 170

 4

 29

 29

 0

 40

 0

 19

 41

 183

 76

 133

 13

 32

 34

 39

 92

 1

 17

 37

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

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Employment in agriculture, forestry and forest industries 
compared with all sectors, 2000 and 2005 (cont.)

Thousands of people 

Paper

Other sectors

All sectors

2000

 742

 700

 17

 15

 26

 8

2005

 746

 720

 13

 12

 25

 7

2000

194 099

185 293

4 085

2 694

4 472

2 632

2005

158 657

150 359

4 004

2 456

4 346

2 594

2000

172 500

158 730

4 120

2 872

4 675

2 716

2005

200 384

188 073

4 212

3 009

4 751

2 738

 157

 140

35 052

34 972

36 324

36 195

 2

 4

 9

 50

 99

 103

 0

 0

 5

 12

 0

 28

 19

 16

 27

 6

 14

 40

 38

 114

 0

 10

 13

 2

 3

 7

 44

 93

 79

 1

 1

 3

 0

 15

 0

 29

 21

 42

 16

 15

 9

 9

 36

 39

 84

 0

 8

 11

 553

1 806

3 810

17 796

23 216

21 510

 328

 870

1 225

 190

3 651

 146

7 809

3 495

 507

1 529

3 358

14 309

21 978

19 594

 275

 785

1 116

 176

3 512

 140

7 569

3 407

11 359

14 518

4 452

6 111

 842

2 047

2 237

4 184

4 304

5 843

 784

1 886

2 148

3 930

 568

1 671

4 098

15 440

23 123

20 930

 294

 942

1 419

 181

3 807

 143

7 860

3 684

14 518

5 003

10 898

 894

2 083

2 367

4 125

 609

1 929

4 382

18 895

24 312

22 651

 348

1 028

1 473

 194

3 891

 148

8 113

3 756

13 947

5 132

9 303

 947

2 196

2 425

4 359

27 527

26 486

27 088

28 072

 156

2 196

3 770

 148

2 164

3 640

 157

2 271

3 879

 163

2 281

3 974

EU-27

EU-25

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

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4. Energy

Significant  quantities  of  energy  are  produced  from  forestry 
and  forestry  related  products.  The  following  tables  give  the 
contribution  of  these  products  to  the  total  energy  mix.  The 
following definitions apply: 

All products

The code “All products” covers all energy products. These con-
sist of hard coal and its derivatives, lignite and its derivatives, 
peat  and  its  derivatives,  crude  oil  and  petroleum  products, 
natural gas, manufactured gases, derived heat, renewable ener-
gies, electrical energy and nuclear energy.

Renewable energies

“Renewable energies” covers hydro power, wind energy, solar 
energy, biomass and wastes and geothermal energy. 

Wood and wood waste

“Wood and wood waste” covers purpose-grown energy crops 
(poplar, willow, etc), a multitude of woody materials generated 
by  industrial  processes  or  provided  directly  by  forestry  and 
agriculture  (firewood,  wood  chips,  bark,  sawdust,  shavings, 
chips, black liquor, etc), as well as wastes (such as straw, rice 
husks, nut shells, poultry litter, crushed grape dregs, etc).

Primary production

Any kind of extraction of energy products from natural sourc-
es  to  a  usable  form  is  called  primary  production.  “Primary 
production” takes place when the natural sources are exploited, 
for example in coal mines, crude oil fields, hydro power plants 
or the fabrication of biofuels. Transformation of energy from 
one form to another, such as electricity or heat generation in 
thermal power plants, or coke production in coke ovens, is not 
primary production. 

Final energy consumption 

“Final energy consumption” covers energy supplied to the final 
consumer’s  door  for  all  energy  uses.  It  covers  all  consumers 
(industry, transport, households, services etc).

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Final energy consumption - households

“Final  energy  consumption  –  households”  covers  quantities 
of energy consumed by households specifically (excluding the 
consumption of motor fuels for personal transport).

Gross inland energy consumption

Gross  inland  energy  consumption  represents  the  quantity 
of energy necessary to satisfy the inland consumption of the 
geographical  entity  under  consideration,  including  energy 
consumed in the form of electricity, heating and transport. It 
is the sum of gross inland consumption of solid fuels, liquid 
fuels, gas, nuclear energy, renewable energies and other fuels.

Share of electricity from renewable energy to gross elec-
tricity consumption 

This is the ratio between the electricity produced from renewa-
ble energy sources and the gross national electricity consump-
tion  for  a  given  calendar  year.  It  measures  the  contribution 
of electricity produced from renewable energy sources to the 
national  electricity  consumption.  National  electricity  con-
sumption comprises the total gross national electricity genera-
tion from all fuels (including autoproduction), plus electricity 
imports, minus exports.

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Share of renewables to all products primary 
production in EU-27

14%

12%

10%

8%

6%

4%

2%

0%

1995

2000

2004

Renewables

Of which Wood

Source: Eurostat/New Cronos

Share of renewables to all products Gross Inland 
Consumption in EU-27

7%

6%

5%

4%

3%

2%

1%

0%

1995

2000

2004

Renewables

Of which Wood

Source: Eurostat/New Cronos

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Share of electricity from renewable energy to gross 
electricity consumption 2004

AT

LV

SE

RO

SI

FI

DK

PT

ES

IT

SK

FR

DE

EL

BG

NL

IE

CZ

UK

LT

LU

HU

BE

PL

EE

MT

CY

EU-25

EU-27

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Source: Eurostat/New Cronos

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Share of primary energy produced from renewables 
(including wood) to all products 

Renew.
% of total

Wood
% of total

Renew.
% of total

Wood
% of total

Renew.
% of total

Wood
% of total

1995

2000

2004

EU-27

EU-25

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

8.88

8.94

5.47

3.62

1.91

9.86

4.51

14.53

13.29

17.95

14.21

3.93

25.80

100.00

94.74

13.56

100.00

4.65

-

1.36

69.03

4.01

100.00

8.70

17.93

10.46

46.63

41.72

0.78

6.37

100.00

:

17.35

:

40.63

Source: Eurostat/new Cronos

4.76

4.81

2.12

2.15

1.22

5.36

2.11

14.46

9.25

10.58

7.54

2.36

3.34

26.96

77.71

12.69

33.02

3.52

-

0.37

29.67

3.83

70.25

4.24

8.71

1.59

37.99

21.53

0.36

0.56

-

-

6.44

-

26.64

10.51

10.42

4.91

7.93

2.02

7.41

7.37

15.80

14.10

22.54

13.45

12.22

31.92

100.00

98.94

20.75

100.00

4.60

-

2.85

69.30

4.86

100.00

14.11

25.53

8.47

52.69

50.20

0.97

5.92

100.00

:

24.67

:

37.99

5.51

5.38

1.86

5.60

1.08

3.16

3.56

15.52

9.50

11.62

7.07

6.44

4.14

21.00

83.22

19.82

28.17

3.18

-

0.53

27.92

4.58

60.40

9.65

14.73

1.67

43.71

25.65

0.31

0.53

-

-

10.49

-

24.48

12.47

12.37

7.26

9.92

4.64

8.86

10.17

17.05

15.19

27.71

12.83

17.07

42.38

100.00

99.85

14.96

100.00

9.53

-

3.48

71.05

5.55

100.00

16.40

23.92

12.05

57.17

40.96

1.56

4.48

100.00

:

25.37

:

44.57

6.59

6.43

2.94

7.24

3.41

3.66

4.53

16.93

8.93

12.43

6.83

9.67

5.62

3.91

86.85

14.13

21.18

8.10

-

1.07

33.66

5.21

68.90

11.12

13.48

5.68

47.68

23.76

0.42

0.46

-

-

9.84

-

22.91

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Share of renewables (including wood) gross inland 
consumption to all products

Renew.
% of total

Wood
% of total

Renew.
% of total

Wood
% of total

Renew.
% of total

Wood 
% of total

1995

2000

2004

5.07

5.10

1.36

1.56

1.47

7.60

1.88

9.12

5.34

5.48

7.46

1.50

4.82

2.15

2.73

2.75

0.63

0.91

0.94

4.15

0.88

9.07

3.72

3.23

3.96

0.90

0.75

0.58

5.74

5.64

1.30

4.18

1.48

10.71

2.86

10.99

5.00

5.73

6.79

1.82

5.24

1.89

3.02

2.92

0.61

2.94

0.79

4.74

1.38

10.80

3.36

2.95

3.57

0.96

0.92

0.40

6.39

6.28

2.12

5.19

3.13

14.63

3.96

10.76

5.09

6.40

6.42

2.07

6.78

3.90

3.40

3.29

1.08

3.75

2.31

6.87

1.76

10.68

2.99

2.87

3.43

1.17

1.20

0.15

27.34

22.07

34.38

28.22

35.88

29.82

5.69

1.40

2.42

-

1.22

22.05

3.92

13.27

5.94

8.92

2.85

21.31

26.06

0.89

48.86

64.91

-

10.15

-

17.37

5.32

0.46

1.83

-

0.33

9.53

3.75

9.32

2.89

4.33

0.44

17.37

13.45

0.41

4.26

-

-

3.76

-

11.39

8.96

1.56

2.06

-

2.14

22.67

4.19

12.90

10.90

12.28

2.85

24.00

31.56

1.13

51.00

71.40

-

11.24

-

13.12

8.56

0.44

1.42

-

0.40

9.03

3.95

7.79

7.45

7.08

0.52

19.91

16.13

0.36

4.60

-

-

4.78

-

8.45

8.02

1.55

3.69

-

2.87

20.68

4.67

14.88

11.71

11.55

3.96

23.35

26.59

1.58

38.69

72.33

-

11.05

-

13.17

7.58

0.33

3.13

-

0.88

9.79

4.39

10.25

7.92

6.51

1.85

19.43

15.43

0.48

4.05

-

-

4.28

-

6.77

EU-27

EU-25

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

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Share of final consumption of energy from wood and 
wood waste at household level

Wood
% of 
total

Wood
 % of 
res

Wood
% of 
total

Wood
 % of 
res

Wood
% of 
total

Wood
 % of 
res

Wood
% of 
total

Wood
 % of 
res

1990

1995

2000

2004

EU-27

EU-25

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

8.35

8.34

2.22

-

-

0.00

3.79

0.00

22.99

0.00

22.64

0.00

2.59

0.00

98.92

98.89

99.55

-

-

99.33

99.67

100.00

92.56

98.99

98.48

99.89

99.30

100.00

30.15

100.00

0.00

2.97

0.00

-

0.00

24.09

100.00

100.00

100.00

-

99.23

99.41

0.00

100.00

50.22

99.37

0.00

100.00

-

-

-

-

17.16

100.00

0.00

0.46

0.00

:

:

99.66

100.00

100.00

:

:

8.84

8.69

1.82

6.38

-

8.44

3.47

20.91

21.10

19.95

21.55

1.81

3.89

1.26

44.80

24.11

2.74

6.37

-

1.90

23.95

10.77

44.76

15.80

12.60

98.60

98.53

99.45

9.45

8.76

1.61

97.26

96.97

98.66

9.91

9.13

1.88

97.26

96.97

98.66

100.28

23.20

100.00

30.13

100.00

-

-

100.00

9.19

100.00

98.72

98.78

100.00

89.52

99.50

98.15

99.76

99.31

6.55

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

-

98.23

98.46

100.00

99.11

100.00

100.00

9.79

5.57

35.74

15.71

16.81

19.04

1.62

4.30

0.65

51.05

37.23

2.68

5.01

-

1.88

21.67

12.95

41.01

29.12

31.94

98.77

93.19

100.00

86.90

98.23

98.17

99.34

98.46

-

100.00

100.00

99.23

99.64

-

92.65

96.90

99.76

98.92

99.69

100.00

11.38

5.95

28.90

13.08

14.06

19.09

1.52

3.94

-

48.80

31.66

2.41

9.05

-

2.13

22.68

17.91

38.21

33.38

26.22

98.77

93.19

100.00

86.90

98.23

98.17

99.34

98.46

-

100.00

100.00

99.23

99.64

-

92.65

96.90

99.76

98.92

99.69

100.00

0.02

100.00

0.01

100.00

1.16

100.00

16.98

11.58

99.98

99.50

0.52

100.00

19.02

8.11

0.47

99.96

99.17

90.27

19.64

8.01

0.47

99.96

99.17

90.27

14.95

100.00

15.04

100.00

17.43

100.00

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

35.10

100.00

18.88

100.00

19.26

100.00

16.66

100.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

49.51

94.94

43.01

92.61

37.98

83.86

32.18

83.86

Source: Eurostat/new Cronos

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5. Forest Condition1

Forest  condition  in  Europe  has  been  measured  for  nearly  20 
years jointly by the European Union (EU) and by the Interna-
tional Cooperative Programme on Assessment and Monitor-
ing  of  Air  Pollution  Effects  on  Forests  (ICP  Forests)  of  the 
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

Large-scale variations of forest condition over space and time 
are assessed on about 6000 plots systematically spread across 
Europe. The crown condition survey is the programme’s oldest 
and first assessment. Within this survey, assessors estimate the 
leaf or needle loss (defoliation) of single trees in relation to a 
fully foliated tree. Trees with leaf or needle loss above 25% are 
rated as damaged. Defoliation responds to many stress factors 
and is easily assessable over large areas. It is a valuable overall 
indicator  for  forest  condition.  More  than  135000  trees  were 
assessed in 30 countries using harmonised methods in 2004. 
Figure 1 shows the distribution of defoliation for 4 main tree 
species.

Figure 1: Status of defoliation in 2004 for 
European main tree species.

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

Beach

European and 
sessile oak

Norway spruce

Scots pine

0-25% defoliation
uo to 75% defoliation

up to 50% defoliation
up to 100% defoliation

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The  temporal  development  of  defoliation  has  been  analysed 
over  10  years  and  includes  all  countries  for  which  there  was 
a continuous time series (see Figure 2), amounting to around 
66% of the total data set. The dry summer of 2003 resulted in 
an upturn of defoliation in 2004 for susceptible species.

Figure 2: Trends for mean defoliation for 
European main tree species, calculated for 
continuously monitored trees.

%
n
o
i
t
a

i
l

o
f
e
d
n
a
e
m

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

year

Beech
Norway spruce

European and sessile oak
Scots pine

Causal  relationships  are  studied  in  detail  on  around  860 
intensive monitoring plots covering the most important forest 
ecosystems in Europe (see Figure 3).

Figure 3: Location of the intensive monitoring 
plots

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Data have been collected in these plots since the mid 
1990s and cover the following surveys:

Frequency of 
assessment

Main variables assessed

Percentage of 
plots assessed

Survey

Crown 
Condition

at least annually

Defoliation, discoloration, 
cause of damage

Forest Growth

every 5 years

Diameter, height, biomass

Ground 
Vegetation

every 5 years

percentage cover, vegetation 
species

meteorology

continuously

precipitation, air temperature, 
relative humidity, solar 
radiation, wind speed/
direction

all

all

all

25%

phenology

ambient air 
Quality

several times per 
year

Flushing, colour changes, 
leaf/needle fall, flowering

optional

continuously

ozone, ammonia, sulphur

optional

Visible ozone 
injury

extended test-
phase

Extent of damage

optional

soil Condition

every 10 years

soil solution

continuously

atmospheric
Deposition

continuously

acidity, nitrogen, sulphur, 
carbon, other nutrients, heavy 
metals

Foliar analysis

every 2 years

Litterfall

continuously

nitrogen, sulphur, carbon, 
other nutrients, heavy metals

all

30%

65%

all

optional

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6. Forest Fires2

This chapter presents maps, graphs and summary statistics on 
forest fires in Europe over the last decades. Data are taken from 
the EU Fire Database of EFFIS maintained at JRC. 

Forest  fire  data  are  collected  and  provided  each  year  by  EU 
Member  States,  checked  and  stored  in  the  EFFIS  EU  Fire 
Database which is managed by JRC. Statistics on forest fires in 
the European countries are also published in the yearly report 
Forest Fires in Europe. 

At  present  the  database  covers  15  countries  of  the  European 
Union: Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Cyprus from 
the EU-Med region which is the area most affected by forest 
fires and for which a longer time series is currently available. 
The other EU countries that provide data to the database are 
Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Sweden and Finland.

Fire data coming from some EU candidate countries (Roma-
nia, Croatia and Turkey) are also stored in the database.

In the following pages the spatial distribution of fire events in 
EU during the recent years is shown by means of maps derived 
from fire frequency and burned area statistics.

Graphs  showing  the  temporal  trend  of  fire  frequency  in  the 
EU  Mediterranean  countries  and  in  the  non  Mediterranean 
ones are then given, followed by tables providing the distribu-
tion of fire events in the considered countries during the last 
decades.

Considering  all  the  countries  providing  data  to  the  EU  Fire 
Database,  the  average  number  of  forest  fires  per  year  during 
the last ten years is around 85 thousand, of which 65 thousand 
in the Mediterranean region. 

The  area  burned  per  year  is  around  430  thousand  hectares, 
mostly  concentrated  in  the  Mediterranean  region  (about  15 
thousand hectares in the non Mediterranean countries). 

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The geographical units used to map the spatial distribution of 
forest  fires  in  Europe  are  the  NUTS3  (Nomenclature  of  Ter-
ritorial Units for Statistics, level 3). 

For fire frequency an indicator named fire density is mapped 
which  has  been  computed  for  each  NUTS3  as  the  average 
yearly  number  of  forest  fires,  ratio  the  wildland  area  of  the 
territory.

The wildland area of each NUTS3 represents the land domain 
where  forest  fires  take  place  and  has  been  estimated  from 
CLC2000 (Corine Land Cover 2000). 

The fire statistics referred to in the map cover the period from 
2005  backward  for  maximum  10  years  (i.e.  until  1996),  but 
with  changes  according  to  the  Country  (depending  on  data 
availability in the EU Fire Database).

Therefore  the  years  considered  for  each  country  are  the  fol-
lowing: Portugal 10, Spain 10, France 10, Italy 10, Greece 10, 
Cyprus 5, Germany 8, Czech Republic 1, Slovakia 1, Hungary 
3, Poland 10, Latvia 1, Lithuania 1, Sweden 9, Finland 2, Roma-
nia 1. 

FIRE DENSITY
# Fires / Year / 10 sqkm of Wildland 

0.00
0.00 - 0.01
0.01 - 0.02
0.02 - 0.04
0.04 - 0.08
0.08 - 0.12
0.13 - 0.20
0.21 - 0.30
0.31 - 0.60
0.61 - 24.98

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The  spatial  distribution  of  the  forest  burned  area  is  mapped 
using the same geographical units of the previous map and is 
expressed as burned forest fraction in each NUTS3.

The burned forest fraction is computed as the average yearly 
forest burned area, ratio the forest area of the territory, and is 
expressed as a percentage.

The  forest  area  of  each  NUTS3  has  been  estimated  from 
CLC2000 (Corine Land Cover 2000).

The fire statistics cover the same period used for fire frequen-
cy, with the exception of Finland, that has no data in this case, 
since the burned area is provided to EU Fire Database without 
the detail of land covers affected. 

BURNED FORECAST FRACTION
Forest burned area / Year / Forest area

0.00%
0.00% - 0.01%
0.01% - 0.02%
0.02% - 0.03%
0.03% - 0.04%
0.05% - 0.06%
0.07% - 0.15%
0.16% - 0.30%
0.31% - 0.90%
0.91% - 7.43%

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Number of fires in the EU-Med region

Chapter 6
Forest Fires

I

)
s
d
n
a
s
u
o
h
t
(

s
e
r
fi
f
o
r
e
b
m
u
N

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

0
8
9
1

1
8
9
1

2
8
9
1

3
8
9
1

4
8
9
1

5
8
9
1

6
8
9
1

7
8
9
1

8
8
9
1

9
8
9
1

0
9
9
1

1
9
9
1

2
9
9
1

3
9
9
1

4
9
9
1

5
9
9
1

6
9
9
1

7
9
9
1

8
9
9
1

9
9
9
1

0
0
0
2

1
0
0
2

2
0
0
2

3
0
0
2

4
0
0
2

5
0
0
2

Number of fires in non-Mediterranean EU countries

)
s
d
n
a
s
u
o
h
t
(

s
e
r
fi
f
o
r
e
b
m
u
N

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

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Distribution of the 2000-2005 burned area in the EU-
Med countries

GR
6%

CY
1%

IT
15%

FR
6%

ES
29%

PT
43%

Number of fires 
(thousands)

average 1980-1989

average 1990-1999

average 2000-2005

average 1980-2005

Total 
1980-2005

Burnt area  
(1000 ha)

PT

6.8

22.3

28.6

17.8

ES

9.5

18.2

21.6

15.6

FR

4.9

5.5

4.3

5.0

IT

11.6

11.4

7.7

10.6

GR

1.3

1.7

1.8

1.6

CY EU-Med

34.0

59.0

64.3

50.6

0.3

462.0

406.0

130.0

276.0

41.0

1316.0

PT

ES

FR

IT

GR

CY EU-Med

average 1980-1989

74.5

244.8

39.2

148.5

average 1990-1999

102.2

161.3

22.7

108.9

average 2000-2005

214.0

141.8

29.9

71.9

average 1980-2005

117.3

188.9

30.7

115.6

52.4

44.1

31.6

44.4

559.3

439.2

3.4

492.5

497.7

Total 
1980-2005

3050.7

4911.8

797.7

3005.1

1154.7

12940.6

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Average 1996-2005 burnt area in non Mediterranean 
EU countries

)
a
h
0
0
0
1
(
a
e
r
a
t
n
r
u
B

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

0.0

DE

CZ

SK

HU

PL

LV

FI

SE

Number of fires 
(thousands)

DE

CZ

SK

HU

PL

LV

FI

SE

Tot

average 1996-2000

average 2001-2005

average 1996-2005

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.6

1.0

1.3

0.6

0.5

0.6

7.7

0.3

10.2

0.3

9.4

0.8

0.9

0.8

1.2

2.0

1.8

4.8

5.9

5.3

18.1

22.0

20.5

Burnt area  
(1000 ha)

DE

CZ

SK

HU

PL

LV

FI

SE

Tot

average 1996-2000

average 2001-2005

average 1996-2005

0.7

0.4

0.5

0.8

0.4

0.6

0.7

0.6

0.7

8.2

7.9

8.1

0.9

0.7

0.8

0.5

0.8

0.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

14.2

14.8

15.3

1.7

1.7

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Windstorms

I

7. Windstorms3

In the past years strong windstorms caused heavy damage on 
forests in many areas in Europe. Two among the major storm 
events  of  the  last  few  years  were  analyzed  by  JRC  and  are 
briefly described here. 

Storm in Tatras National Park (Slovakia)

A strong storm hit the Tatras National Parks (TANAP) on 19th 
November 2004. The area was hit by the strong wind dubbed 
“bora of Tatras” in the afternoon, approximately between 15:30 
and 18:00. The wind gusts of the strength recorded during the 
event  (up  to  230  km/h)  happen  very  rarely  (but  quite  peri-
odically as shown by the historical records) due to the special 
anemo-orographic  conditions  of  High  Tatras  region.  Most 
of  the  forest  located  South  of  the  main  ridge  of  High  Tatras  
(40 km long and 2-3 km wide) was heavily damaged. 

The  early  satellite  assessment  (Figure  1)  of  the  western  and 
central part of High Tatras made by JRC produced an estimate 
of the heavily damaged area of 5,354 ha. The estimates made 
by  State  Forests  of  TANAP  for  the  whole  affected  area  was 
more than 12,000 ha. 

2  Source: JRC

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Figure 1 (a): Pre-storm (ASTER, resolution 15 m, 
25.5.2003)

Includes material © CNES 2004, Distribution Spot Image S.A., France, all rights reserved.

Figure 1 (b): post-storm (SPOT-5, resolution 10 m, 
5.12.2004) image of part of the damaged forest 
area in High Tatras in Slovakia.

Includes material © CNES 2004, Distribution Spot Image S.A., France, all rights reserved.

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I

Storm in Southern Sweden 

On 8th January 2005, the strong cyclonic storm called Erwin 
(Germany)  or  Gudrun  (Norway)  hit  Southern  Sweden.  It  is 
considered  to  be  the  most  serious  windstorm  event  in  the 
last 35 years. The wind gusts reached the speed of 153 km/h. 
Nine people were killed. In addition to the damages on infra-
structures and buildings, the forest was heavily affected. It is 
estimated that around 75 million of cubic meters of trees fell. 
In the affected areas, three to four years of wood production 
were lost. 

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wood and wood products

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Chapter 1
Removals

II

1. Removals

The primary source of statistics on removals of roundwood is 
the Joint Eurostat/UNECE/FAO/ITTO Forest Sector Question-
naire. The definitions and breakdown of roundwood used are 
as follows: 

Removals (the term is used as a synonymous term for “round-
wood production”) comprise all quantities of wood removed 
from the forest and other wooded land or other felling sites 
during a certain period of time. It is reported in m3 underbark 
(i.e. excluding bark).

Roundwood  is  divided  into  two  principal  categories:  indus-
trial  roundwood  and  wood  fuel.  The  commodities  included 
in industrial roundwood are logs, pulpwood and other indus-
trial  wood  (the  final  use  determines  the  category  to  which 
roundwood is attributed). Logs are used for the production of 
sawnwood (including sleepers) and veneer sheets. Pulpwood 
is wood in the rough other than logs, used for the manufac-
ture  of  pulp,  particle  board  and  fibreboard.  Other  Industrial 
roundwood  includes  roundwood  that  will  be  used  for  poles, 
piling, posts, fencing, pitprops tanning, distillation and match 
blocks, etc. Wood fuel is wood in the rough (from trunks and 
branches of trees), to be used as fuel for purposes such as cook-
ing, heating and power production.

All  roundwood  commodities  can  further  be  divided  into 
coniferous (generally referred to as softwood) or non-conifer-
ous (generally referred to as broadleaves or hardwood) species. 
Here,  separate  figures  are  reported  for  coniferous  and  non-
coniferous total roundwood.

The ownership categories applied in statistics on removals are 
private ownership, state ownership and other publicly owned 
forest/other wooded land (for definitions of these categories, 
see Chapter 1. Forest Resources and Ownership).

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Roundwood removals by countries, 2005

Chapter 1
Removals

II

SE

DE

FI

PL

FR

AT

CZ

ES

LV

UK

SK

RO

EE

PT

BE

LT

IE

BG

DK

SI

IT

HU

NL

EL

LU

CY

MT

0

20

40

60

80

100
mill.m3

Coniferous

Non-coniferous

Source: Eurostat/New Cronos

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Removals of roundwood by coniferous and  
non-coniferous species

(thousand m³)

Coniferous

Non-coniferous

Roundwood total

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

EU-27 238 345 279 961 317 022

95 819 107 837 108 671 334 164 387 797 425 693

EU-25 232 994 273 435 309 201

86 154

96 431

96 130 319 148 369 865 405 331

EU-15 192 322 217 539 247 140

65 683

68 808

67 064 258 005 286 347 314 205

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

:

 996

2 830

1 608

3 885

2 247

11 308

12 851

13 883

1 518

2 428

1 879

30 442

43 284

45 941

1 853

2 163

 521

8 654

5 870

2 631

 600

8 114

4 300

2 630

 426

8 714

:

1 842

1 057

 764

8 901

1 856

 41

1 440

7 421

1 680

3 176

1 590

 524

1 065

3 615

1 627

 406

:

2 838

4 510

4 784

4 950

5 862

12 365

14 441

15 510

2 282

2 952

2 285

10 426

11 005

39 343

53 710

56 946

3 040

2 500

 42

1 645

6 207

 18

1 097

6 817

3 709

2 204

1 961

8 910

2 673

2 245

6 800

2 648

1 523

16 075

14 321

15 532

19 958

28 739

20 960

16 103

17 089

13 460

36 061

45 828

34 420

1 736

1 719

1 620

8 000

7 610

6 429

9 736

9 329

8 049

 46

2 800

4 600

:

 420

-

 19

9 618

2 880

 121

 696

-

 8

8 655

3 470

 96

 779

-

 693

 645

 657

12 196

11 229

14 008

15 365

19 541

23 028

5 117

4 355

1 043

3 237

5 182

4 919

1 209

3 211

4 036

5 575

1 713

6 225

41 734

45 769

42 921

58 100

57 010

91 300

6 780

7 237

8 068

-

8 476

3 516

 364

:

-

7 602

7 611

 546

:

:

8 890

3 933

 623

 81

 2

4 090

1 360

:

3 911

-

 411

2 209

5 286

4 233

7 823

 823

2 086

8 485

5 500

 775

-

 569

1 233

2 239

:

 1

4 686

2 620

 138

5 206

-

 394

2 047

6 484

5 649

8 230

1 044

2 952

8 493

6 290

 574

-

 554

1 627

3 123

:

 2

4 188

2 575

 181

5 161

-

 453

2 463

8 916

7 070

8 926

1 020

3 077

8 679

7 400

 521

:

 777

1 110

3 395

 741

 48

6 890

5 960

:

4 331

-

 21

 10

14 304

12 843

5 500

 260

5 902

-

6 045

 277

5 940

-

1 104

1 039

1 110

14 405

13 276

16 471

20 651

26 025

31 944

9 350

10 831

11 106

12 178

13 148

14 501

1 866

5 323

2 253

6 163

2 733

9 302

50 219

54 262

51 599

63 600

63 300

98 700

7 555

7 811

8 589

-

9 045

4 749

2 603

:

-

8 156

9 238

3 669

:

:

9 667

5 043

4 018

 822

9 002

7 176

8 119

10 277

8 764

8 066

19 279

15 939

16 185

158 365 164 001 161 510

29 981

37 844

37 835 188 346 201 845 199 345

85 100

97 000 124 500

31 410

61 100

62 000 116 510 158 100 186 500

283 367 291 072 312 700 186 463 175 477 159 162 469 830 466 549 471 862

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

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II

Removals by roundwood category

Fuelwood

Industrial roundwood

Roundwood total

(thousand m³)

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

38 074

44 656

53 742 296 090 343 142 371 951 334 164 387 797 425 693

35 043

39 517

48 105 284 105 330 349 357 226 319 148 369 865 405 331

27 498

28 859

35 707 230 507 257 487 278 498 258 005 286 347 314 205

1 948

2 597

3 136

2 383

:

 868

 649

 485

2 429

 573

 64

1 330

3 078

2 500

5 263

 11

1 200

1 090

:

 550

2 107

 940

 461

2 622

1 640

 73

1 601

1 600

2 388

5 680

 5

1 680

1 450

 18

 650

2 678

1 225

1 260

6 041

1 300

 19

1 004

2 180

2 800

5 362

 4

 950

1 130

 13

-

 290

3 685

3 413

 600

-

 163

3 059

1 411

 500

2 163

 227

 436

4 095

3 800

 232

-

 470

 833

 859

:

8 534

5 319

-

 160

2 860

1 536

 600

3 032

 532

 277

4 115

5 900

 231

-

 678

1 626

 976

:

5 510

2 927

:

1 970

3 960

2 677

4 300

3 184

:

2 838

4 510

4 784

4 950

5 862

11 716

13 501

14 285

12 365

14 441

15 510

1 797

2 491

1 025

2 282

2 952

2 285

36 914

51 088

50 905

39 343

53 710

56 946

3 136

2 140

 631

7 270

2 600

 644

5 500

2 629

 519

3 709

2 204

1 961

8 910

2 673

2 245

6 800

2 648

1 523

12 997

12 721

13 352

16 075

14 321

15 532

33 561

43 440

31 620

36 061

45 828

34 420

4 473

3 649

2 687

9 736

9 329

8 049

 37

5 690

4 870

:

-

 15

 6

12 624

11 893

4 050

 242

3 305

-

4 915

 264

2 804

-

 48

6 890

5 960

:

4 331

-

 21

 10

14 304

12 843

5 500

 260

5 902

-

6 045

 277

5 940

-

 941

 879

 820

1 104

1 039

1 110

11 346

10 416

12 786

14 405

13 276

16 471

19 240

24 489

28 531

20 651

26 025

31 944

8 850

10 231

10 506

9 350

10 831

11 106

2 959

10 015

10 116

11 542

12 178

13 148

14 501

 943

 297

4 483

7 000

 319

:

1 177

1 066

 908

 664

1 639

4 887

1 721

5 886

1 789

9 005

1 866

5 323

2 253

6 163

2 733

9 302

46 124

50 147

47 116

50 219

54 262

51 599

59 800

57 400

63 600

63 300

98 700

7 323

7 580

8 270

7 555

7 811

8 589

-

8 575

3 916

1 744

:

-

7 478

7 612

2 693

:

:

8 490

3 978

3 110

 158

-

9 045

4 749

2 603

:

-

8 156

9 238

3 669

:

:

9 667

5 043

4 018

 822

4 983

10 745

10 429

11 202

19 279

15 939

16 185

2 903 183 027 198 918 196 442 188 346 201 845 199 345

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

33 460

52 300

47 000

83 050 105 800 139 500 116 510 158 100 186 500

60 882

45 930

43 891 408 948 420 619 427 971 469 830 466 549 471 862

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

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Removals

Removals of Industrial roundwood by roundwood 
assortment

Sawlogs and veneer logs

Pulpwood

(thousand m³)

1995

165 107

159 956

133 819

:

 877

5 812

 875

2000

204 796

197 023

157 925

2 660

1 626

8 020

1 332

2005

219 229

210 015

166 875

2 690

1 367

8 153

 700

24 292

36 537

34 432

1 413

1 370

 389

6 030

21 687

2 543

 25

2 900

2 320

:

1 303

-

 514

8 081

9 337

4 189

4 274

 918

2 109

22 831

34 700

3 768

-

4 603

3 304

1 252

:

2 850

1 588

 441

6 678

30 619

2 062

 12

8 642

2 900

 113

1 380

-

 572

8 033

3 300

1 763

 420

7 343

20 000

1 147

 6

7 951

3 520

 136

1 248

-

 448

9 892

11 609

12 715

3 588

6 146

1 120

2 566

25 994

33 140

4 568

-

4 088

6 801

1 976

:

2 161

7 847

1 403

4 845

22 444

58 200

5 099

:

4 625

3 355

2 234

 144

5 107

5 467

5 178

150 026

166 654

166 181

52 550

49 700

74 200

1995

116 453

113 585

90 674

:

 934

5 204

 571

11 738

1 527

 770

 142

6 341

11 414

 710

 12

2 400

2 390

:

 660

-

 352

2 665

7 630

4 480

1 934

 397

2 691

22 968

24 600

3 073

-

3 762

 542

 345

:

1 558

30 926

23 300

2000

122 296

119 687

91 072

1 200

 957

5 081

 587

2005

137 970

134 369

104 409

1 430

1 723

5 742

 299

10 118

12 964

3 800

1 013

 113

5 393

12 341

 708

 3

3 517

1 100

 72

 612

-

 197

2 383

1 500

 759

-

5 207

11 200

 664

-

3 318

1 390

 122

 453

-

 328

2 894

10 988

13 640

6 463

1 652

 396

3 118

24 153

23 760

2 572

:

8 165

1 878

 288

3 629

24 672

33 000

2 705

:

3 366

3 840

 811

 551

:

3 369

28 699

46 400

 595

 610

-

4 403

26 785

49 700

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

242 874

242 698

254 113

150 000

169 426

164 853

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

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Removals

II

Removals of Industrial roundwood by roundwood 
assortment (cont.)

Other Industrial roundwood

Industrial Roundwood total

(thousand m³)

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

1995

14 530

10 564

6 014

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

:

 159

 700

 351

 884

 196

-

 100

 626

 460

1 220

 0

 390

 160

:

 420

-

 75

 600

2 273

 181

3 807

 324

 87

 325

 500

 482

-

 210

 70

 147

:

3 720

2 075

7 200

16 074

2000

16 050

13 638

8 490

 100

 94

 400

 573

4 433

 620

-

 90

 650

 480

 879

 0

 465

 50

 56

2005

14 752

12 842

7 214

 180

 94

 390

 26

3 509

 700

 107

 99

 801

 420

 876

 0

 624

 5

 6

1 314

1 103

-

 109

-

1 892

 180

2 318

 205

 202

-

 500

 440

:

 24

-

 166

:

1 882

3 565

9 700

8 495

-

 44

-

2 176

 180

1 817

 99

 531

-

 500

 466

:

 25

 29

 266

 14

1 692

3 476

15 600

9 005

1995

296 090

284 105

230 507

:

1 970

11 716

1 797

36 914

3 136

2 140

 631

12 997

33 561

4 473

 37

5 690

4 870

:

2 383

-

 941

11 346

19 240

8 850

10 015

1 639

4 887

46 124

59 800

7 323

-

8 575

3 916

1 744

:

2000

343 142

330 349

257 487

3 960

2 677

13 501

2 491

51 088

7 270

2 600

 644

12 721

43 440

3 649

 15

2005

371 951

357 226

278 498

4 300

3 184

14 285

1 025

50 905

5 500

2 629

 519

13 352

31 620

2 687

 6

12 624

11 893

4 050

 242

3 305

-

 879

10 416

24 489

10 231

10 116

1 721

5 886

50 147

57 400

7 580

-

7 478

7 612

2 693

:

4 915

 264

2 804

-

 820

12 786

28 531

10 506

11 542

1 789

9 005

47 116

91 700

8 270

:

8 490

3 978

3 110

 158

10 745

183 027

83 050

408 948

10 429

198 918

105 800

420 619

11 202

196 442

139 500

427 971

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

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Chapter 1
Removals

Removals by forest ownership category

(thousand m³)

State forests

Other publicly
owned forests

Private forests

All owner 
groups

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

2004

2005

:

:

:

 510

.

:

:

:

:

.

8 800

9 300

:

:

:

:

:

1 688

.

:

:

:

:

:

:

.

:

:

:

:

:

2 567

.

:

:

:

:

:

:

.

:

:

393 059

425 693

371 264

405 331

281 795

314 205

4 850

5 986

4 950

5 862

15 601

15 510

1 516

2 285

21 420

22 318

11 087

11 253

21 997

23 375

54 504

56 946

2 500

2 416

1 133

 344

6 511

 275

 8

4 554

3 495

 26

2 300

2 480

1 271

 329

6 622

 259

 8

5 394

3 505

:

4 899

4 017

-

 413

2 019

-

 446

1 939

30 993

30 371

:

:

 970

4 373

4 151

:

:

:

1 031

6 194

4 008

:

4 905

4 595

 300

 300

4 000

4 200

-

:

2 848

7 673

1 582

-

-

:

2 727

7 697

1 948

-

8 200

7 449

 146

 561

13 098

19 462

6 841

 2

-

 169

 252

12 476

20 101

5 843

 2

:

6 800

2 562

1 694

16 290

33 647

8 697

 10

6 800

2 648

1 523

15 532

34 420

8 049

 10

12 754

12 843

-

 112

 361

-

 107

:

 472

:

:

 9

-

:

 19

-

 116

2 625

2 540

 139

 400

-

 506

:

1 903

-

 548

:

14 464

14 532

 449

1 268

1 124

:

:

 7

:

:

:

:

1 572

2 222

1 694

2 235

49 649

47 592

:

:

3 376

3 994

6 120

 277

5 660

-

1 026

16 483

32 733

10 869

15 809

2 551

7 240

53 800

67 300

8 281

6 045

 277

5 940

-

1 110

16 471

31 944

11 106

14 501

2 733

9 302

51 599

98 700

8 589

 645

 873

:

:

:

:

:

:

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

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Production and trade  
of wood products

chapter 2

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Chapter 2
Production and trade of wood products

II

2. Production and trade of wood products

The  primary  source  of  statistics  on  Production  and  trade  of 
wood products is the Joint Eurostat/UNECE/FAO/ITTO For-
est Sector Questionnaire. The tables comprise the production 
and  trade  of  roundwood  and  the  following  forest  industry 
products:

Sawnwood:  Wood  that  has  been  produced  either  by  sawing 
lengthways or by a profile-chipping process. It includes planks, 
beams,  joists,  boards,  rafters,  scantlings,  laths,  boxboards, 
sleepers and “lumber”, etc;

Wood-based  panels  comprising  the  following  panel  products: 
Veneer  sheets,  plywood,  particle  board  (including  oriented 
standard board (OSB)) and fibreboard;

Wood pulp: Fibrous material prepared from pulpwood, wood 
chips,  particles  or  residues  by  mechanical  and/or  chemical 
process for further manufacture into paper, paperboard, fibre-
board or other cellulose products;

Paper and paper board comprising the sum of graphic papers; 
Sanitary and household papers; packaging materials and other 
paper  and  paperboard  but  excluding  manufactured  paper 
products such as boxes, cartons, books and magazines, etc.

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Production and trade of wood products

II

Producers of coniferous sawnwood in 2004

Others
21%

Japan
4%

Russian
Federation
6%

Canada
19%

Producers of Wood pulp in 2004

Others
20%

Brasil
5%

Japan
6%

Canada
15%

EU-25
29%

USA
21%

USA
32%

EU-25
22%

Producers of Paper and paperboard in 2004

Others
20%

Canada
6%

Japan
8%

China
15%

EU-25
27%

USA
24%

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Production and trade of wood products

Production and trade for roundwood 

(thousand m³)

Production

Imports 

Imports extra-EU

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

EU-27 334 164 387 797 425 693

EU-25 319 148 369 865 405 331

EU-15 258 005 286 347 314 205

.

.

.

.

.

.

:

:

:

:

27 759

27 759

25 550

35 634

23 343

4 024

3 206

:

2 838

4 510

4 784

4 950

5 862

12 365

14 441

15 510

2 282

2 952

2 285

 2

 335

 681

 105

 954

 637

39 343

53 710

56 946

1 776

3 596

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

3 709

2 204

1 961

8 910

2 673

2 245

6 800

2 648

1 523

16 075

14 321

15 532

36 061

45 828

34 420

9 736

9 329

8 049

 48

6 890

5 960

:

4 331

-

 21

 10

14 304

12 843

5 500

 260

5 902

-

6 045

 277

5 940

-

1 104

1 039

1 110

14 405

13 276

16 471

20 651

26 025

31 944

9 350

10 831

11 106

12 178

13 148

14 501

1 866

5 323

2 253

6 163

2 733

9 302

50 219

54 262

51 599

63 600

63 300

98 700

7 555

7 811

8 589

-

9 045

4 749

2 603

:

-

8 156

9 238

3 669

:

:

9 667

5 043

4 018

 822

19 279

15 939

16 185

188 346 201 845 199 345

116 510 158 100 186 500

469 830 466 549 471 862

.

.

.

:

 14

 50

 25

2 265

2 351

5 058

 4

 51

 16

:

 239

 2

 465

4 618

 380

1 638

 80

 324

 9

9 389

7 667

 673

 3

 346

 107

 445

3 789

2 043

6 295

 2

 136

 61

 764

 354

 4

 389

8 591

 732

1 342

 20

 496

 129

10 005

16 212

11 898

 309

 4

3 728

3 348

 268

 62

:

 782

6 563

 975

 977

 305

 96

:

1 883

6 540

 527

2 571

:

.

:

 74

 938

:

 11

 9

1 089

1 431

2 616

:

:

:

:

:

:

 271

.

:

 116

1 655

:

 32

 370

1 592

1 272

3 028

:

:

:

 1

:

:

 117

2 680

:

 99

5 430

:

1 221

 992

.

:

:

.

:

:

 79

.

 72

 44

 690

1 629

 17

 147

 193

 913

3 430

 0

 927

 231

 0

 303

-

 16

 473

1 253

 187

.

 0

-

8 881

6 075

 115

9 814

13 799

10 785

3 289

 178

 66

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

 48

1 162

1 153

3 083

1 884

 233

 164

3 555

2 359

5 620

 0

1 087

 288

 406

 350

 0

 316

8 901

2 045

 362

 336

 536

 60

8 850

 658

 1

3 256

 240

 63

 1

2 304

9 262

 700

3 735

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

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Production and trade of wood products

II

Production and trade for roundwood (cont.)

(thousand m³)

Exports

Exports extra-EU

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

.

.

.

:

 92

2 335

 325

4 983

2 657

 304

 60

 537

2 936

 5

-

2 820

1 770

:

 695

-

 391

 498

 239

 798

-

 174

 919

 866

1 738

 62

-

 437

1 030

 283

:

 56

1 387

18 460

12 945

.

.

.

1 181

 360

2 030

 877

5 604

4 432

 42

 10

 369

5 859

 24

-

4 353

1 203

 228

1 593

-

 241

 942

 347

 570

 535

 304

1 612

 533

1 462

 362

-

 515

3 755

 586

:

 4

.

.

.

1 113

 556

3 216

 681

6 116

1 924

 338

 16

 316

4 218

 15

-

4 266

1 173

 350

1 117

-

 487

 901

 604

1 279

 159

 542

1 815

 754

3 127

 908

-

 525

1 773

 548

 4

 47

3 048

32 049

12 157

5 538

48 289

9 937

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

:

:

3 009

:

.

:

 98

 692

:

 28

 2

 4

 205

 1

:

:

:

:

:

:

 5

 59

:

 11

.

:

:

:

:

3 812

 139

.

:

 233

1 171

:

-

 0

 91

 528

 16

:

:

:

 1

:

:

 10

 65

:

 2

.

:

:

2005

3 619

3 619

2 805

 152

.

 3

 156

 532

 362

 0

 0

 4

 176

 10

-

 283

 78

 5

 65

-

 5

 9

 23

 13

.

-

-

 407

1 419

 11

 174

1 372

 9

 114

1 548

 81

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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Chapter 2
Production and trade of wood products

Production and trade for sawnwood 

(thousand m³)

Production

Imports 

Imports extra-EU

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

82 996 100 071 109 594

80 962

96 364 104 704

69 581

79 356

85 514

.

.

.

.

.

.

:

:

:

:

18 014

18 014

13 181

19 719

15 179

2 223

2 467

1 107

 779

:

 257

3 498

 585

1 150

 312

4 106

 364

1 285

 569

4 003

 196

14 207

16 340

22 121

1 436

2 200

 353

 678

 337

 888

 123

3 312

3 760

10 071

10 536

1 862

1 630

 894

 191

3 660

9 950

1 590

 4

4 227

1 500

 133

 215

-

 9

3 900

1 300

 133

 291

-

 389

 279

10 390

11 074

4 262

1 427

3 396

 439

1 265

3 930

1 010

4 321

 490

2 621

 15

1 300

 940

:

 231

-

 428

7 814

3 870

1 831

1 777

 513

 661

.

.

.

:

 2

 250

1 927

5 296

 49

 405

 395

1 839

2 349

6 406

 95

 8

 28

:

 810

 22

3 277

1 037

 135

 153

 2

 105

 16

 236

 294

 18

 336

2 925

6 344

 199

 646

 758

3 165

3 341

8 380

 67

 135

 279

 64

1 139

 22

3 705

1 663

 379

 297

 8

 198

 55

 341

 348

10 007

13 420

12 269

14 970

16 176

18 000

2 295

2 630

2 862

5 533

7 963

-

2 212

1 504

 578

:

-

2 280

1 625

 642

:

:

2 331

1 591

 624

 18

4 966

5 528

6 445

43 838

50 465

60 187

27 815

20 000

22 500

 72

 684

 583

 95

:

 155

1 458

 51

 94

 945

 453

 239

:

 312

1 736

 21

85 313

91 076

95 619

29 948

34 391

44 400

 76

 535

2 201

4 229

 627

 955

 874

3 390

3 984

7 727

 135

 616

 658

 58

 985

 27

3 100

1 500

 669

 333

 29

 215

 11

 511

 348

8 227

 113

1 042

 400

 309

 99

 469

2 793

 13

:

.

:

 315

2 920

:

 108

 175

 760

 752

2 458

:

:

:

:

:

:

.

:

 394

3 567

:

 202

 507

1 730

1 384

3 116

:

:

:

 1

:

:

1 097

 629

:

1 724

1 233

:

 109

 187

.

:

:

.

:

:

 159

 167

 321

 289

.

 109

 200

1 678

 513

 194

 517

1 267

1 109

5 862

 56

 574

 592

 2

 599

 8

1 009

 320

 371

 175

.

 11

 2

 419

 184

2 732

3 957

1 464

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

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Production and trade of wood products

II

Production and trade for sawnwood (cont.)

(thousand m³)

Exports 

Exports extra-EU

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

.

.

.

:

 36

1 548

 95

1 907

 299

 255

 8

 53

1 045

 130

 0

 895

 773

:

 149

-

 458

4 659

1 167

 525

 746

 358

 471

.

.

.

1 025

 265

1 778

 117

3 911

1 070

 174

 11

 128

1 386

 208

 1

3 077

 823

 33

 305

-

 381

6 356

1 100

 283

2 322

 344

 920

.

.

.

1 425

 524

1 758

 143

6 445

1 137

 447

 13

 97

1 459

 161

 0

2 835

 908

 55

 187

 0

 488

7 281

 656

 375

2 310

 429

 824

7 376

10 339

8 431

11 048

7 663

11 898

 63

 1

 713

 131

 404

:

 154

 195

-

 656

 193

 533

:

 43

 434

 0

 445

 220

 405

 2

 122

35 139

36 456

6 076

6 041

7 764

5 129

41 183

15 400

5 010

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

:

:

6 112

:

.

:

 16

 237

:

 4

 7

 29

 148

 77

:

:

:

:

:

:

 19

1 038

:

 70

.

:

:

2 072

2 367

 10

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

:

:

8 832

 23

.

:

 20

 702

:

-

 11

 27

 225

 144

:

:

:

 0

:

:

 67

1 502

:

 32

.

:

:

2 934

3 140

 5

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

2005

12 999

12 999

11 760

 103

.

 487

 28

2 626

 246

-

 11

 31

 209

 91

 0

 265

 194

 1

 20

-

 16

1 615

 24

 25

.

 3

-

3 202

3 793

 9

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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Production and trade of wood products

Production and trade for wood based panels

Production

Imports 

Imports extra-EU

(thousand m³)

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

EU-27

40 366 53 201 62 702

EU-25

39 670 52 424 61 344

EU-15

34 395 44 457 50 072

.

.

.

.

.

.

:

:

:

:

5 282

6 553

.

.

.

:

:

2 821

2 803

 233

 813

 570

 470

 921

 448

 347

1 492

 345

 9

 189

 905

10 646 14 064 16 979

3 685

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

1 417

1 849

 42

 462

1 032

4 066

 182

 284

 387

1 179

1 692

1 729

 81

 42

 115

 59

 251

 26

 308

 583

1 592

4 655

 196

 328

 427

1 652

1 975

2 092

 171

 136

 377

 50

 474

 37

 411

 875

 867

4 844

6 398

5 611

 2

 426

 398

 450

 674

-

 154

 166

 112

 550

1 319

1 128

 62

 2

 47

:

 210

 32

 11

1 170

1 726

1 643

3 453

6 737

1 306

1 011

 528

 605

1 985

 748

 283

 313

 118

 45

 92

 108

 107

 591

 688

 688

 246

 226

 132

 334

 197

 667

 772

1 524

 301

 698

 295

-

 313

 961

:

 582

 965

 128

-

 20

 152

 508

 41

:

 92

 747

 175

 32

 217

 518

 122

:

 535

1 539

 376

 22

 273

 605

 266

 76

1 130

1 668

1 096

 290

 336

 313

2 792

3 857

4 183

 19

 299

 153

:

 493

-

 95

1 997

2 434

1 170

 463

 390

 386

1 406

1 049

2 531

-

 560

 704

 64

:

 412

 745

 713

4 673

5 538

5 425

 12

 291

 270

 150

 563

-

 61

2 365

4 615

1 293

 306

 537

 346

1 875

1 012

3 275

-

 535

 900

 78

:

1 445

2 370

4 771

7 783 15 040 16 856

3 421

4 750

8 103

36 764 45 723 44 163

5 529 13 933 22 056

1 687

2 032

1 276

2005

6 454

6 454

5 943

 496

.

 48

 239

 132

 107

 153

 306

 326

1 486

 24

 13

 39

 0

 48

 4

 187

 48

 198

 45

.

 5

-

 96

 245

 931

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

:

.

:

 519

.

:

 229

 376

:

 70

 39

 80

 244

 649

:

:

:

:

:

:

 436

 71

:

 4

.

:

:

:

 110

 96

 153

 322

 670

:

:

:

 1

:

:

 307

 174

:

 34

.

:

:

 50

 199

 127

 370

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

3 398

2 679

3 312

3 531

1 376

1 262

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

92

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Production and trade of wood products

II

Production and trade for wood based panels (cont.)

(thousand m³)

Exports 

Exports extra-EU

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

.

.

.

:

 19

 343

 100

.

.

.

.

.

.

2 759

2 585

 182

 639

 144

 529

 777

 161

1 805

4 620

7 266

 233

 183

 34

 543

1 723

 611

-

 628

 102

:

 159

-

 331

1 249

 451

 647

 144

 138

 109

 900

 473

 349

 3

 227

 437

 21

:

 60

 436

 581

 91

1 048

2 269

1 121

 0

 233

 211

 167

 306

-

 274

2 030

1 337

 748

 153

 186

 240

 313

 769

 200

1 702

3 501

 872

 0

 360

 171

 385

 487

 0

 327

2 747

2 382

 914

 704

 252

 6

1 381

1 556

 265

 352

-

 341

 675

 39

:

 64

 189

 520

 0

 254

 862

 71

 2

 513

5 267

 559

2 912

10 835

13 427

1 404

2 838

2 191

2 863

:

:

2 276

:

.

:

 35

 602

:

 10

 19

 280

 186

 304

:

:

:

:

:

:

 15

 205

:

 82

.

:

:

 178

 113

 51

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

:

:

4 404

 356

.

:

 32

1 511

:

 43

 90

 380

 258

 650

:

:

:

 47

:

:

 18

 566

:

 101

.

:

:

 211

 87

 54

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

2005

7 063

7 063

5 182

 375

.

 207

 38

1 776

 94

 133

 170

 588

 374

 481

 0

 57

 48

 21

 336

 0

 31

 601

1 130

 194

.

 10

-

 265

 71

 64

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

Forestry statistics

93

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Chapter 2
Production and trade of wood products

Production and trade for pulp

Production

Imports

Imports extra-EU

(thousand mt)

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

EU-27

34 320 37 912

EU-25

33 925 37 534

:

:

EU-15

32 114 35 088 35 944

:

 97

 524

 146

 431

 85

 637

-

 509

 135

 753

-

.

.

.

:

 1

 113

 49

.

.

.

.

.

.

:

:

:

:

8 136

9 032

1 099

1 070

 14

 122

 52

 19

 193

 64

:

.

:

 710

.

:

 21

 11

2005

7 844

7 844

7 456

 603

.

 80

 8

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

 13

-

 25

1 602

2 822

 448

-

 3

 14

:

 5

-

1 984

2 215

2 879

3 750

4 063

4 761

1 857

2 003

1 804

 54

-

 5

1 750

2 581

 434

 70

-

-

1 973

2 504

 516

-

 19

 102

 521

 1

 33

 110

 669

 1

 20

 102

 881

1 956

2 778

2 387

3 193

2 146

3 758

:

 14

 69

 280

1 320

1 928

:

 28

 90

 293

1 577

2 195

 1

 16

 63

 382

1 207

1 310

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 148

 137

1 619

1 761

 879

 994

1 617

1 774

 298

 113

 261

 293

 153

 608

 117

1 932

1 049

1 932

 161

:

 609

10 180 12 009 11 134

10 506 11 517 12 108

 4

 2

 4

:

 29

 1

 873

 552

 143

 74

 18

 139

 40

 145

 224

 2

 0

 8

 0

 173

 0

 904

 595

 266

 94

 4

 164

 76

 144

 307

 2

 0

 1

 0

-

 0

1 419

 660

 489

 75

 14

 195

 7

 282

 467

:

:

:

:

:

:

 494

 264

:

 29

.

:

:

:

:

:

-

:

:

 406

 272

:

 21

.

:

:

 59

 155

 58

 113

 2

 0

 1

-

-

 0

 481

 227

 232

 10

.

 65

 7

 137

 126

 639

 474

 341

1 967

1 908

1 624

1 369

1 255

1 082

-

:

:

2 557

2 538

2 458

 254

 115

:

 244

 127

:

 264

 98

-

 291

 306

 225

25 643 26 696 25 417

5 073

5 842

7 011

 0

 114

 405

 12

:

 236

 317

 13

-

 156

 465

 112

:

 320

 274

 52

 0

 79

 452

 1

 1

 368

 317

 25

61 932 57 831 54 472

5 417

6 596

6 135

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

94

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Production and trade of wood products

II

Production and trade for pulp (cont.)

(thousand mt)

Exports 

Exports extra-EU

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

.

.

.

:

 6

 190

 70

 271

 6

-

 1

 643

 421

 20

-

-

 9

:

 3

-

 226

 222

 69

 971

 4

 49

 76

1 301

2 560

 316

-

 599

 78

 37

:

-

.

.

.

 718

 60

 289

 1

 392

 0

 1

 1

 809

 392

 22

 0

-

 6

-

 3

-

 363

 332

 33

 969

 31

 35

 75

1 681

3 073

 9

-

 552

 135

 50

:

-

.

.

.

 726

 60

 358

 0

 796

-

 2

 5

 939

 465

 34

-

 0

 0

-

 16

-

 499

 234

 42

 762

 15

 45

-

2 037

3 535

 5

-

 670

 112

 43

-

 1

10 746

11 879

10 622

1 331

7 494

1 649

5 816

1 950

5 817

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

:

:

1 042

:

.

:

 6

 137

:

-

-

 53

 59

 12

:

:

:

:

:

:

 40

 31

:

 126

.

:

:

 134

 438

 1

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

:

:

1 385

 30

.

:

-

2005

1 701

1 701

1 622

 9

.

 44

 0

 158

 204

:

 1

 1

 84

 31

 16

:

:

:

-

:

:

 7

 96

:

 108

.

:

:

 211

 636

 6

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

-

 1

 3

 84

 34

 32

-

 2

 4

-

 25

-

 73

 39

 3

 26

.

 0

-

 368

 746

 3

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Forestry statistics

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Chapter 2
Production and trade of wood products

Production and trade for paper and paperboard

(thousand mt)

Production

Imports

Imports extra-EU

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

2005

EU-27

76 238 89 698 97 549

EU-25

75 710 89 222 96 852

EU-15

71 844 84 519 90 740

.

.

.

:

 42

 237

1 383

7 340

 89

 386

 323

2 184

4 525

3 218

 50

 138

 99

:

 393

 33

2 510

 733

 410

 658

 168

 143

 168

 268

 313

.

.

.

.

.

.

3 218

3 826

 130

 581

1 151

9 810

 65

 431

 682

3 476

6 131

4 385

 55

 85

 78

 108

 495

 27

3 211

1 397

1 229

 644

 147

 182

 247

 356

 754

 212

1 270

1 208

9 681

 94

 373

 710

3 858

6 058

4 383

 64

 150

 152

 196

 388

 30

3 386

1 240

2 158

 757

 351

 251

 12

 470

 846

:

1 727

1 897

 153

 756

 362

 136

 804

 263

 326

 969

 423

15 284 18 182 21 679

 36

 42

 54

 43

 68

 45

 833

 496

 510

3 684

4 765

5 697

8 302 10 006 10 332

6 949

9 129

9 999

-

 18

 70

:

-

 16

 53

-

-

 39

 113

-

 321

 506

 571

-

2 962

3 614

1 477

1 050

 375

 449

 739

-

3 333

4 385

1 934

1 290

 340

 411

 925

-

3 471

4 950

2 732

1 577

 371

 762

 858

11 922 13 509 12 391

9 120 10 786 11 736

6 305

6 605

6 033

5 720

6 420

7 265

-

2 283

1 145

 324

:

:

2 300

1 616

 406

:

:

2 223

1 751

 592

 20

 32

 464

1 066

 144

:

1 305

1 567

1 643

 638

17 077 20 921 19 673

1 253

2 489

5 310

7 024

 321

 35

 465

 979

 196

:

1 006

3 810

 358

 39

 476

1 147

 208

 27

1 020

3 865

1 100

76 477 86 252 81 437 11 699 16 279 16 756

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

:

:

:

:

.

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

.

:

:

:

:

:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

: 10 161

: 10 161

7 984

9 798

 464

 713

.

:

 91

.

 92

 92

2 046

1 795

:

 43

 168

 545

 677

 26

 33

 188

 464

 654

1 054

3 649

:

:

:

 8

:

:

 748

 301

:

 31

.

:

:

 50

 32

 34

 0

 20

 4

 291

 86

 101

 26

.

 1

 4

 85

 281

 95

 403

1 442

1 309

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

96

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Production and trade of wood products

II

Production and trade for paper and paperboard (cont.)

(thousand mt)

Exports

Exports extra-EU

1995

2000

2005

1995

2000

EU-27

EU-25

EU-15

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

IE

EL

ES

FR

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

PT

RO

SI

SK

FI

SE

UK

IS

NO

CH

HR

MK

TR

CA

RU

US

.

.

.

:

 14

 303

 240

.

.

.

.

.

.

2 301

3 123

 55

 536

 239

 139

 828

 308

7 021

8 905

12 205

 94

 51

 27

 684

2 856

1 707

 1

 14

 25

:

 86

-

2 724

2 659

 336

 583

 49

 202

 404

9 746

6 963

1 426

 0

1 798

 949

 130

:

 59

 53

 60

 62

1 479

4 743

2 241

 1

 9

 37

 67

 230

-

3 000

3 449

 754

 744

 115

 422

 349

11 642

9 031

1 794

 2

1 982

1 183

 180

:

 65

 80

 43

 72

2 249

5 578

2 395

 0

 63

 87

 40

 312

 0

3 151

3 922

1 407

1 227

 130

 565

 34

11 155

10 593

1 495

 0

1 911

1 364

 131

 7

 175

15 454

15 613

15 731

1 535

9 810

2 253

9 139

2 750

9 610

Source: Eurostat / new Cronos

:

:

:

:

.

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

.

:

:

:

:

:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

:

:

13 198

 236

.

:

 24

2 879

:

 6

 50

 375

 902

 752

:

:

:

 6

:

:

 748

1 109

:

 43

.

:

:

3 493

2 084

 491

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

2005

16 069

16 069

15 236

 535

.

 171

 29

2 929

 36

 1

 42

 465

1 056

1 589

 0

 24

 27

 13

 78

 0

 886

 896

 417

 72

.

 51

 28

3 965

2 441

 316

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Forestry statistics

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Forestry statistics

Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities

2007 — 97 pp. — 21 x 10.5 cm

ISBN 92-79-02956-8

Theme: Agriculture and fisheries
Collection: Pocketbooks

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