Employment (formal sector)

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging 1000 persons 83 83 69
Wood industry 1000 persons 326 391 148
Pulp and paper industry 1000 persons 43 107 104
Total for the forestry sector 1000 persons 451 581 321
% of total labour force 0.6 0.6 0.3
Furniture industry 1000 persons 86 192 78


Gross value added

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging US$ million 2,343 3,225 3,283
Wood industry US$ million 1,994 3,281 3,896
Pulp and paper industry US$ million 688 1,684 2,386
Total for the forestry sector US$ million 5,025 8,191 9,564
% of GDP 2.6 2.8 2.5
Furniture industry US$ million 208 720 974

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: Wednesday, August 5, 2009