Table 4
World production and consumption of forest products; 1970,1980,1990 and 1994
|
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
1994 |
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world |
developed |
developing |
world |
developed |
developing |
world |
developed |
developing |
world |
developed |
developing |
|
PRODUCTION |
||||||||||||
fuelwood and charcoal (million m3) |
1 185 |
187 |
998 |
1 478 |
234 |
1 244 |
1 780 |
234 |
1 546 |
1 891 |
191 |
1 700 |
industrial roundwood (million m3) |
1 278 |
1 070 |
208 |
1 452 |
1 114 |
338 |
1 718 |
1 318 |
401 |
1 467 |
1 051 |
417 |
sawnwood (million m3) |
415 |
361 |
54 |
451 |
361 |
90 |
505 |
395 |
110 |
413 |
303 |
110 |
wood-based panels (million m3) |
70 |
63 |
6 |
101 |
87 |
14 |
124 |
100 |
24 |
127 |
92 |
36 |
total fibre furnish (million tonnes) |
134 |
124 |
10 |
179 |
160 |
19 |
249 |
210 |
39 |
271 |
219 |
52 |
paper and paperboard (million tonnes) |
126 |
118 |
9 |
170 |
151 |
20 |
240 |
200 |
40 |
269 |
213 |
57 |
CONSUMPTION |
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fuelwood and charcoal (million m3) |
1 185 |
187 |
998 |
1 478 |
236 |
1 242 |
1 782 |
238 |
1 544 |
1 890 |
193 |
1 697 |
industrial roundwood (million m3) |
1 277 |
1 099 |
178 |
1 455 |
1 142 |
313 |
1 713 |
1 328 |
384 |
1 476 |
1 070 |
406 |
sawnwood (million m3) |
414 |
361 |
53 |
449 |
359 |
90 |
508 |
398 |
110 |
411 |
298 |
112 |
wood-based panels (million m3) |
70 |
66 |
4 |
100 |
88 |
12 |
124 |
106 |
18 |
126 |
97 |
30 |
total fibre furnish (million tonnes) |
134 |
123 |
10 |
179 |
157 |
21 |
249 |
204 |
45 |
271 |
211 |
60 |
paper and paperboard (million tonnes) |
126 |
113 |
13 |
169 |
143 |
25 |
240 |
193 |
47 |
267 |
199 |
67 |
Table 5
Production and consumption of forest products by region; 1970,1980,1990 and 1994
Table 6
Production, trade and consumption of forest products by ecofloristic zone, 1994
a) Africa
ecofloristic zone |
production |
imports |
exports |
consumption |
fuelwood and charcoal (1000 m3) |
||||
West Sahelian Africa |
30 290 |
0 |
0 |
30 290 |
East Sahelian Africa |
114 716 |
1 |
0 |
114 717 |
West Moist Africa |
155 345 |
0 |
132 |
155 213 |
Central Africa |
88 031 |
0 |
1 |
88 030 |
Southern Africa - Tropical |
85 333 |
0 |
29 |
85 304 |
Insular East Africa |
10 218 |
3 |
0 |
10 221 |
Tropical Africa |
483 933 |
4 |
162 |
483 775 |
North Africa |
9 860 |
302 |
19 |
10 143 |
Southern Africa - Non-tropical |
8 460 |
1 |
158 |
8 303 |
Non-tropical Africa |
18 320 |
303 |
177 |
18 446 |
TOTAL AFRICA |
502 253 |
307 |
339 |
502 221 |
|
industrial roundwood (1000 m3) |
|||
West Sahelian Africa |
2 802 |
68 |
5 |
2 865 |
East Sahelian Africa |
6 012 |
0 |
3 |
6 009 |
West Moist Africa |
15 712 |
6 |
1 431 |
14 287 |
Central Africa |
12 678 |
0 |
3 371 |
9 307 |
Southern Africa - Tropical |
7 739 |
0 |
41 |
7 698 |
Insular East Africa |
482 |
12 |
2 |
492 |
Tropical Africa |
45 425 |
86 |
4 853 |
40 658 |
North Africa |
1 327 |
623 |
0 |
1 950 |
Southern Africa - Non-tropical |
18 727 |
16 |
2 092 |
16 651 |
Non-tropical Africa |
20 054 |
639 |
2 092 |
18 601 |
TOTAL AFRICA |
65 479 |
725 |
6 945 |
59 259 |
|
sawnwood and sleepers (1000 m3) |
|||
West Sahelian Africa |
61 |
25 |
0 |
86 |
East Sahelian Africa |
235 |
37 |
6 |
266 |
West Moist Africa |
4 261 |
2 |
942 |
3 321 |
Central Africa |
876 |
1 |
383 |
494 |
Southern Africa - Tropical |
717 |
1 |
48 |
670 |
Insular East Africa |
72 |
119 |
8 |
183 |
Tropical Africa |
6 222 |
185 |
1 387 |
5 020 |
North Africa |
147 |
2 231 |
1 |
2 377 |
Southern Africa - Non-tropical |
1 640 |
67 |
44 |
1 663 |
Non-tropical Africa |
1 787 |
2 298 |
45 |
4 040 |
TOTAL AFRICA |
8 009 |
2 483 |
1 432 |
9 060 |
|
wood-based panels (1000 m3) |
|||
West Sahelian Africa |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
East Sahelian Africa |
64 |
8 |
0 |
72 |
West Moist Africa |
436 |
12 |
153 |
295 |
Central Africa |
295 |
0 |
84 |
211 |
Southern Africa - Tropical |
134 |
2 |
7 |
129 |
Insular East Africa |
5 |
34 |
0 |
39 |
Tropical Africa |
934 |
65 |
244 |
755 |
North Africa |
270 |
329 |
36 |
563 |
Southern Africa - Non-tropical |
365 |
27 |
64 |
328 |
Non-tropical Africa |
635 |
356 |
100 |
891 |
TOTAL AFRICA |
1 569 |
421 |
344 |
1 646 |
Table 6 (continued)
Production, trade and consumption of forest products by ecofloristic zone, 1994
a) Africa (continued)
ecofloristic zone |
production |
imports |
exports |
consumption |
pulp for paper (1000 tonnes)1 |
||||
West Sahelian Africa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
East Sahelian Africa |
90 |
9 |
0 |
99 |
West Moist Africa |
7 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
Central Africa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Southern Africa - Tropical |
111 |
11 |
0 |
122 |
Insular East Africa |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Tropical Africa |
211 |
22 |
5 |
228 |
North Africa |
188 |
175 |
118 |
245 |
Southern Africa - Non-tropical |
1 286 |
61 |
353 |
994 |
Non-tropical Africa |
1 474 |
236 |
471 |
1 239 |
TOTAL AFRICA |
1 685 |
258 |
476 |
1 467 |
|
paper and paperboard (1000 tonnes) |
|||
West Sahelian Africa |
0 |
24 |
0 |
24 |
East Sahelian Africa |
187 |
39 |
1 |
225 |
West Moist Africa |
55 |
182 |
0 |
237 |
Central Africa |
11 |
45 |
0 |
56 |
Southern Africa - Tropical |
109 |
27 |
0 |
136 |
Insular East Africa |
5 |
55 |
0 |
60 |
Tropical Africa |
367 |
372 |
1 |
738 |
North Africa |
446 |
804 |
13 |
1 237 |
Southern Africa - Non-tropical |
1 684 |
280 |
230 |
1 734 |
Non-tropical Africa |
2 130 |
1 084 |
243 |
2 971 |
TOTAL AFRICA |
2 497 |
1 456 |
244 |
3 709 |
1 Includes wood pulp and non-wood pulp. Does not include recovered paper, unlike 'total fibre furnish'.
Table 6 (continued)
Production, trade and consumption of forest products by ecofloristic zone, 1994
b) Asia
ecofloristic zone
|
production |
imports |
exports |
consumption |
fuelwood and charcoal (1000 m3) |
||||
South Asia |
357 067 |
36 |
71 |
357 032 |
Continental Southeast Asia |
96 874 |
120 |
249 |
96 745 |
Insular Southeast Asia |
194 507 |
139 |
1 683 |
192 963 |
Tropical Asia |
648 448 |
295 |
2 003 |
646 740 |
Near East |
16 778 |
157 |
6 |
16 929 |
East Asia |
213 755 |
964 |
163 |
214 556 |
Temperate Asia |
230 533 |
1 121 |
169 |
231 485 |
TOTAL ASIA |
878 981 |
1 416 |
2 172 |
878 225 |
|
industrial roundwood (1000 m3) |
|||
South Asia |
28 815 |
418 |
17 |
29 216 |
Continental Southeast Asia |
11 006 |
1 429 |
1 611 |
10 824 |
Insular Southeast Asia |
78 024 |
1 033 |
9 410 |
69 647 |
Tropical Asia |
117 845 |
2 880 |
11 038 |
109 687 |
Near East |
16 018 |
1 677 |
23 |
17 672 |
East Asia |
127 836 |
61 322 |
2 608 |
186 550 |
Temperate Asia |
143 854 |
62 999 |
2 631 |
204 222 |
TOTAL ASIA |
261 699 |
65 879 |
13 669 |
313 909 |
|
sawnwood and sleepers (1000 m3) |
|||
South Asia |
19 306 |
60 |
9 |
19 357 |
Continental Southeast Asia |
2 175 |
2 376 |
548 |
4 003 |
Insular Southeast Asia |
17 482 |
1 137 |
5 721 |
12 898 |
Tropical Asia |
38 963 |
3 573 |
6 278 |
36 258 |
Near East |
4 648 |
2 134 |
138 |
6 644 |
East Asia |
54 982 |
14 735 |
905 |
68 812 |
Temperate Asia |
59 630 |
16 869 |
1 043 |
75 456 |
TOTAL ASIA |
98 593 |
20 442 |
7 321 |
111 714 |
|
wood-based panels (1000 m3) |
|||
South Asia |
568 |
69 |
44 |
593 |
Continental Southeast Asia |
998 |
70 |
207 |
861 |
Insular Southeast Asia |
16 061 |
837 |
12 865 |
4 033 |
Tropical Asia |
17 627 |
976 |
13 116 |
5 487 |
Near East |
1 376 |
1 339 |
124 |
2 591 |
East Asia |
15 997 |
12 618 |
632 |
27 983 |
Temperate Asia |
16 914 |
13 957 |
756 |
30 115 |
TOTAL ASIA |
35 000 |
14 933 |
13 872 |
36 061 |
|
pulp for paper (1000 tonnes)1 |
|||
South Asia |
2 286 |
239 |
1 |
2 524 |
Continental Southeast Asia |
383 |
315 |
57 |
641 |
Insular Southeast Asia |
1 682 |
878 |
163 |
2 397 |
Tropical Asia |
4 351 |
1 432 |
221 |
5 562 |
Near East |
513 |
419 |
7 |
925 |
East Asia |
31 092 |
6 981 |
40 |
38 033 |
Temperate Asia |
31 605 |
7 400 |
47 |
38 958 |
TOTAL ASIA |
35 956 |
8 832 |
268 |
44 520 |
|
paper and paperboard (1000 tonnes) |
|||
South Asia |
3 233 |
634 |
25 |
3 842 |
Continental Southeast Asia |
1 807 |
585 |
186 |
2 206 |
Insular Southeast Asia |
4 243 |
2 410 |
1 111 |
5 542 |
Tropical Asia |
9 283 |
3 629 |
1 322 |
11 590 |
Near East |
1 388 |
1 801 |
157 |
3 032 |
East Asia |
62 138 |
9 109 |
4 952 |
66 295 |
Temperate Asia |
63 526 |
10 910 |
5 109 |
69 327 |
TOTAL ASIA |
72 809 |
14 539 |
6 431 |
80 917 |
1 Includes wood pulp and non-wood pulp. Does not include recovered paper, unlike 'total fibre furnish'.
Table 6 (continued)
Production, trade and consumption of forest products by ecofloristic zone, 1994
c) Oceania
ecofloristic zone
|
production |
imports |
exports |
consumption |
fuelwood and charcoal (1000 m3) |
||||
Tropical Oceania |
5 802 |
0 |
0 |
5 802 |
Temperate Oceania |
2 948 |
3 |
7 |
2 944 |
TOTAL OCEANIA |
8 750 |
3 |
7 |
8 746 |
|
industrial roundwood (1000m3) |
|||
Tropical Oceania |
3 345 |
2 |
4 019 |
-672 |
Temperate Oceania |
35 445 |
14 |
12 848 |
22 611 |
TOTAL OCEANIA |
38 790 |
16 |
16 867 |
21 939 |
|
sawnwood and sleepers (1000 m3) |
|||
Tropical Oceania |
276 |
75 |
45 |
306 |
Temperate Oceania |
6 348 |
1 116 |
1 090 |
6 374 |
TOTAL OCEANIA |
6 624 |
1 191 |
1 135 |
6 680 |
|
wood-based panels (1000 m3) |
|||
Tropical Oceania |
62 |
24 |
17 |
69 |
Temperate Oceania |
2 136 |
223 |
793 |
1 566 |
TOTAL OCEANIA |
2 198 |
247 |
810 |
1 635 |
|
pulp for paper (1000 tonnes)1 |
|||
Tropical Oceania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Temperate Oceania |
2 351 |
241 |
668 |
1 924 |
TOTAL OCEANIA |
2 351 |
241 |
668 |
1 924 |
|
paper and paperboard (1000 tonnes) |
|||
Tropical Oceania |
0 |
33 |
0 |
33 |
Temperate Oceania |
3 092 |
1 199 |
645 |
3 646 |
TOTAL OCEANIA |
3 092 |
1 232 |
645 |
3 679 |
1 Includes wood pulp and non-wood pulp. Does not include recovered paper, unlike 'total fibre furnish'.
Table 6 (continued)
Production, trade and consumption of forest products by ecofloristic zone, 1994
d) Europe
ecofloristic zone |
production |
imports |
exports |
consumption |
fuelwood and charcoal (1000 m3) |
||||
Northern Europe |
8 395 |
487 |
16 |
8 866 |
Western Europe |
30 624 |
1 960 |
824 |
31 760 |
Eastern Europe |
12 074 |
12 |
920 |
11 166 |
TOTAL EUROPE |
51 093 |
2 459 |
1 760 |
51 792 |
|
industrial roundwood (1000 m3) |
|||
Northern Europe |
104 801 |
18 024 |
3 495 |
119 330 |
Western Europe |
124 157 |
29 127 |
17 458 |
135 826 |
Eastern Europe |
50 396 |
797 |
4 171 |
47 022 |
TOTAL EUROPE |
279 354 |
47 948 |
25 124 |
302 178 |
|
sawnwood and sleepers (1000 m3) |
|||
Northern Europe |
26 011 |
1 308 |
18 647 |
8 672 |
Western Europe |
44 133 |
35 096 |
9 815 |
69 414 |
Eastern Europe |
12 022 |
1 126 |
4 496 |
8 652 |
TOTAL EUROPE |
82 166 |
37 530 |
32 958 |
86 738 |
|
wood-based panels (1000 m3) |
|||
Northern Europe |
2 810 |
705 |
1 483 |
2 032 |
Western Europe |
29 754 |
12 837 |
10 119 |
32 472 |
Eastern Europe |
4 640 |
370 |
1 013 |
3 997 |
TOTAL EUROPE |
37 204 |
13 912 |
12 615 |
38 501 |
|
pulp for paper (1000 tonnes)1 |
|||
Northern Europe |
22 274 |
397 |
4 812 |
17 859 |
Western Europe |
11 356 |
13 341 |
3 165 |
21 532 |
Eastern Europe |
2 254 |
455 |
446 |
2 263 |
TOTAL EUROPE |
35 884 |
14 193 |
8 423 |
41 654 |
|
paper and paperboard (1000 tonnes) |
|||
Northern Europe |
22 340 |
1 042 |
19 064 |
4 318 |
Western Europe |
50 088 |
32 849 |
20 757 |
62 180 |
Eastern Europe |
3 749 |
1 086 |
1 148 |
3 687 |
TOTAL EUROPE |
76 177 |
34 977 |
40 969 |
70 185 |
1 Includes wood pulp and non-wood pulp. Does not include recovered paper, unlike 'total fibre furnish'.
Table 6 (continued)
Production, trade, and consumption of forest products by ecofloristic zone, 1994
e) former USSR
ecofloristic zone |
production |
imports |
exports |
consumption |
fuelwood and charcoal (1000 m3) |
30 800 |
3 |
236 |
30 567 |
industrial roundwood (1000 m3) |
112 413 |
144 |
19 680 |
92 607 |
sawnwood and sleepers (1000 m3) |
31 465 |
159 |
8 087 |
23 537 |
wood-based panels (1000 m3) |
5 263 |
142 |
1 229 |
4 176 |
pulp for paper (1000 tonnes)1 |
3 739 |
0 |
964 |
2 775 |
paper and paperboard (1000 tonnes) |
3 606 |
177 |
1 319 |
2 464 |
1 includes wood pulp and non-wood pulp. Does not include recovered paper, unlike 'total fibre furnish'.
Table 6
Production, trade and consumption of forest products by ecofloristic zone, 1994
f) North and Central America
ecofloristic zone |
production |
imports |
exports |
consumption |
fuelwood and charcoal (1000 m3) |
||||
Temperate North and Central America |
98 920 |
712 |
732 |
98 900 |
Central America and Mexico |
52 004 |
17 |
79 |
51 942 |
Caribbean |
10 024 |
16 |
0 |
10 040 |
Tropical and Sub-tropical North and Central America |
62 028 |
33 |
79 |
61 982 |
TOTAL NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA |
160 948 |
745 |
811 |
160 882 |
|
industrial roundwood (1000 m3) |
|||
Temperate North and Central America |
580 779 |
7 698 |
21 946 |
566 531 |
Central America and Mexico |
9 017 |
61 |
224 |
8 854 |
Caribbean |
1 091 |
98 |
11 |
1 178 |
Tropical and Sub-tropical North and Central America |
10 108 |
159 |
235 |
10 032 |
TOTAL NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA |
590 887 |
7 857 |
22 181 |
576 563 |
|
sawnwood and sleepers (1000 m3) |
|||
Temperate North and Central America |
155 753 |
40 555 |
52 956 |
143 352 |
Central America and Mexico |
4 455 |
1 148 |
907 |
4 696 |
Caribbean |
225 |
943 |
2 |
1 166 |
Tropical and Sub-tropical North and Central America |
4 680 |
2 091 |
909 |
5 862 |
TOTAL NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA |
160 433 |
42 646 |
53 865 |
149 214 |
|
wood-based panels (1000 m3) |
|||
Temperate North and Central America |
39 677 |
7 288 |
7 613 |
39 352 |
Central America and Mexico |
754 |
355 |
49 |
1 060 |
Caribbean |
149 |
215 |
2 |
362 |
Tropical and Sub-tropical North and Central America |
903 |
570 |
51 |
1 422 |
TOTAL NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA |
40 580 |
7 858 |
7 664 |
40 774 |
|
pulp for paper (1000 tonnes)1 |
|||
Temperate North and Central America |
83 445 |
5 410 |
15 806 |
73 049 |
Central America and Mexico |
287 |
590 |
4 |
873 |
Caribbean |
52 |
7 |
0 |
59 |
Tropical and Sub-tropical North and Central America |
339 |
597 |
4 |
932 |
TOTAL NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA |
83 784 |
6 007 |
15 810 |
73 981 |
|
paper and paperboard (1000 tonnes) |
|||
Temperate North and Central America |
99 446 |
13 397 |
21 348 |
91 495 |
Central America and Mexico |
2 596 |
1 620 |
167 |
4 049 |
Caribbean |
67 |
282 |
1 |
348 |
Tropical and Sub-tropical North and Central America |
2 663 |
1 902 |
168 |
4 397 |
TOTAL NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA |
102 109 |
15 299 |
21 516 |
95 892 |
1 Includes wood pulp and non-wood pulp. Does not include recovered paper, unlike 'total fibre furnish'.
Table 6 (continued)
Production, trade and consumption of forest products by ecofloristic zone, 1994
g) South America
ecofloristic zone |
production |
imports |
exports |
consumption |
fuelwood and charcoal (1000 m3) |
||||
Tropical South America |
239 354 |
4 |
92 |
239 266 |
Temperate South America |
18 838 |
4 |
107 |
18 735 |
TOTAL SOUTH AMERICA |
258 192 |
8 |
199 |
258 001 |
|
industrial roundwood (1000 m3) |
|||
Tropical South America |
90 512 |
38 |
1 754 |
88 796 |
Temperate South America |
28 291 |
10 |
7 198 |
21 103 |
TOTAL SOUTH AMERICA |
118 803 |
48 |
8 952 |
109 899 |
|
sawnwood and sleepers (1000 m3) |
|||
Tropical South America |
21 396 |
180 |
1 709 |
19 867 |
Temperate South America |
4 631 |
117 |
1 004 |
3 744 |
TOTAL SOUTH AMERICA |
26 027 |
297 |
2 713 |
23 611 |
|
wood-based panels (1000 m3) |
|||
Tropical South America |
3 590 |
60 |
1 358 |
2 292 |
Temperate South America |
1 480 |
110 |
281 |
1 309 |
TOTAL SOUTH AMERICA |
5 070 |
170 |
1 639 |
3 601 |
|
pulp for paper (1000 tomes)1 |
|||
Tropical South America |
6 311 |
416 |
2 170 |
4 557 |
Temperate South America |
2 767 |
108 |
1 758 |
1 117 |
TOTAL SOUTH AMERICA |
9 078 |
524 |
3 928 |
5 674 |
|
paper and paperboard (1000 tonnes) |
|||
Tropical South America |
7 531 |
1 432 |
1 370 |
7 593 |
Temperate South America |
1 567 |
733 |
199 |
2 101 |
TOTAL SOUTH AMERICA |
9 098 |
2 165 |
1 569 |
9 694 |
1 Includes wood pulp and non-wood pulp. Does not include recovered paper, unlike 'total fibre furnish'.