Employment (formal sector)

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging 1000 persons 0 0 0
Wood industry 1000 persons 0 1 1
Pulp and paper industry 1000 persons
Total for the forestry sector 1000 persons 0 1 1
% of total labour force 0.8 1.2 1.4
Furniture industry 1000 persons


Gross value added

  Unit Year
1990 2000 2006
Forestry and logging US$ million 5 4 3
Wood industry US$ million 1 8 10
Pulp and paper industry US$ million
Total for the forestry sector US$ million 6 12 13
% of GDP 2.5 3.4 3.5
Furniture industry US$ million

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