Countries

Contribution of the forestry sector to employment and GDP
Global

Employment (formal sector)

	Unit	Year
	Unit	1990	2000	2006
Forestry and logging	1000 persons	5,372	4,364	3,876
Wood industry	1000 persons	5,920	5,463	5,459
Pulp and paper industry	1000 persons	4,426	4,303	4,374
Total for the forestry sector	1000 persons	15,717	14,129	13,709
Total for the forestry sector	% of total labour force	0.6	0.5	0.4
Furniture industry	1000 persons	4,288	4,025	4,518

Gross value added

	Unit	Year
	Unit	1990	2000	2006
Forestry and logging	US$ million	98,218	107,756	117,508
Wood industry	US$ million	123,302	138,244	149,811
Pulp and paper industry	US$ million	202,076	216,972	200,589
Total for the forestry sector	US$ million	423,596	462,972	467,908
Total for the forestry sector	% of GDP	1.4	1.2	1.0
Furniture industry	US$ million	117,302	125,961	119,501

Note: value added is presented in constant prices (adjusted for inflation and exchange rates of 2006).

Data source: FAO. Contribution of the forestry sector to national economies, 1990-2006.

last updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012