Employment and GDP

Employment (formal sector)

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging 1000 persons 0 0 0
Wood industry 1000 persons 1 1 4
Pulp and paper industry 1000 persons 2 3 4
Total for the forestry sector 1000 persons 2 4 8
% of total labour force 0.2 0.2 0.3
Furniture industry 1000 persons 3 6 10


Gross value added

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging US$ million – – –
Wood industry US$ million 6 7 16
Pulp and paper industry US$ million 32 45 70
Total for the forestry sector US$ million 38 52 86
% of GDP 0.6 0.6 0.7
Furniture industry US$ million 24 40 60

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, November 24, 2009