Growing stock statistics

Netherlands

Growing stock in forest and other wooded land
FRA 2005 categories Volume (million cubic meters over bark)
Forest Other wooded land
1990 2000 2005 1990 2000 2005
Growing stock in forest and other wooded land 52 61 65 0 0 0
Commercial growing stock 42 49 52 0 0 0
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.



Biomass stock in forest and other wooded land
FRA 2005 categories Biomass (million metric tonnes oven-dry weight)
Forest Other wooded land
1990 2000 2005 1990 2000 2005
Above-ground biomass 34 41 43 0 0 0
Below-ground biomass 7 8 9 0 0 0
Total living biomass 41 49 52 0 0 0
Dead wood 1 1 2 0 0 0
Total 42 50 54 0 0 0
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.



Composition of growing stock
Rank Common name Scientific name Growing stock in Forests (million cubic meters)
1990 2000
1st Scots pine Pinus sylvestris 17 17
2nd European oak Quercus petraea and robur 7 12
3rd Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 3 5
4th Larch spp. Larix spp. 4 4
5th poplar spp. and willow spp. Populus spp./Salix spp. 3 4
6th Birch spp. Betula spp. - 3
7th other Pine spp Pinus spp. (Excl. P. sylvestris) 3 3
8th European Beech Fagus sylvatica 3 3
9th Spruce spp. Picea spp. 3 2
10th Red oak Quercus rubra - 2
Remaining 8 5
Total 52 61
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.

last updated:  Tuesday, February 23, 2010