Forests and the economy

  • Global employment in the formal forestry sector - 13 million people (2000). Source
  • Gross value-added in the forestry sector: US$354 billion (2000). Source
  • Global trade in primary wood products: US$204 billion (2006). Source
  • Global roundwood production: 3 536 million cubic meters (2006).Source
  • Countries with the highest contribution of the forestry sector to gross domestic product (GDP): Bhutan, Finland, Malaysia, Baltic States and some African countries. Source
  • Small-scale forest product enterprises are among the top three non-farm rural commercial activities in most countries.
Source: FAO
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