Exports and imports

Trade of Forest Products for 2002

    Import Export Production Consumption
Units Quantity $US
(x1000)
Quantity $US
(x1000)
Quantity Quantity
Sawnwood Cum 391500 86558 400 126 20400 411500
  Sawnwood (C) Cum 355300 74034 0 0 6800 362100
  Sawnwood (NC) Cum 36200 12524 400 126 13600 49400
Wood-Based Panels Cum 35000 15229 3100 1169 104000 135900
  Veneer Sheets Cum 15000 10510 100 167 4000 18900
  Plywood Cum 6800 2734 2300 677 30000 34500
  Particle Board Cum 11300 1486 700 325 55000 65600
  Fibreboard Cum 1900 499 0 0 15000 16900
Wood Pulp Mt 55200 24681 400 379 0 54800
  Mechanical Wood Pulp Mt 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Semi-Chemical Wood Pulp Mt 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Chemical Wood Pulp Mt 53500 23592 400 379 0 53100
  Dissolving Wood Pulp Mt 1700 1089 0 0 0 1700
Paper and Paperboard Mt 95800 76247 5600 4890 88000 178200
Wood Fuel Cum 0 0 0 0 2594000 2594000
Wood Residues Cum 300 21 0 0 0 300
Other Fibre Pulp Mt 0 0 9700 9859 14000 4300
Recovered Paper Mt 31600 1193 0 0 11000 42600

Data source: The data used to construct the following table are drawn from the FAOSTAT forestry statistics database. This database contains national and regional time series data from 1961 onwards, for production, imports and exports of more than 40 forest products categories for every country and territory in the world.

last updated: Tuesday, November 24, 2009