Forest product statistics

Global forest products facts and figures 2023
10/12/2024

A synthesis of major trends in production, trade, and consumption of forest products, 2019-2023, based on the FAOSTAT-Forestry database and including a short summary of recent improvements in FAO’s work on forest product statistics. These data are essential for monitoring change and innovation in the global wood industry.

30/09/2024

The annual FAO survey of global pulp and paper capacities is based on data received from correspondents. The survey provides statistics on pulp and paper production capacity along with short-term production capacity forecasts. It also presents statistics on pulp and paper production and information about the utilization of recovered paper.

Sustainability by numbers Forest products at FAO
30/10/2023

Timber for housing and shelter. Fruit, berries and bark for sustenance and health. Wood for heating and cooking, shipbuilding, and arts and crafts. Without trees, there would be no society as we know it. And the more society advances technologically, the more apparent its innate connection to the forest, and the more evident the related benefits.

Pulp and paper capacities, survey 2022–2024
01/08/2023

The annual FAO survey of global pulp and paper capacities is based on data received from correspondents. The survey provides statistics on pulp and paper production capacity along with short-term production capacity forecasts. It also presents statistics on pulp and paper production and information about the utilization of recovered paper.

The FAO Yearbook of Forest Products 2020
01/12/2022

The FAO Yearbook of Forest Products is a compilation of statistical data on basic forest products for all countries and territories of the world. It contains a series of annual data on the volume of production and the volume and value of trade in forest products. It includes tables showing the direction of trade and average unit values of trade for certain products.

Contribution of the forest sector to total employment in national economies
01/11/2022

Forests and the forest sector are important sources of employment, livelihoods and incomes for millions across the globe, particularly in rural areas. They provide jobs in a wide range of activities related to sustainable forest management, the provision and production of timber and other wood and non-wood forest products, the protection of forest ecosystems and biodiversity, and safeguarding the benefits of forests.

30/09/2022

Annual FAO survey of global pulp and paper production capacities based on data received from national correspondents. The publication includes country tables for pulp and paper production capacity; grade tables showing the volume of production capacity by country, for each product and product aggregate code; and production tables by country.

Classification of forest products 2022
01/02/2022

The present version of the classification of forest products is the result of a scheduled review of structure and scope to ensure the capacity of the classification to describe all forest products.

Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2020-2021
30/11/2021

The Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2020-2021 provides general and statistical information on forest products markets in 2020 and early 2021 in the UN Economic Commission for Europe region (North America; Europe; and the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asian subregion), as well as market influences from outside the UNECE region. In addition, this year's publication includes production forecasts for 2021 and 2022.

30/10/2021

Annual FAO survey of global pulp and paper production capacities based on data received from national correspondents. The publication includes country tables for pulp and paper production capacity; grade tables showing the volume of production capacity by country, for each product and product aggregate code; and production tables by country.

InfoBrief: Collection and consumption of wild forest fruits in rural Zambia
30/04/2021

Foods from forests are important for peoples’ diets in many countries, but the specific amounts collected and consumed have been difficult to quantify. We report results from a study carried out in Zambia, in which 209 households were surveyed across all of the country’s agroecological zones.

FAO Yearbook of Forest Products 2019
01/04/2021

The FAO Yearbook of Forest Products is a compilation of statistical data on basic forest products for all countries and territories of the world. It contains a series of annual data on the volume of production and the volume and value of trade in forest products. It includes tables showing the direction of trade and average unit values of trade for certain products.

30/09/2020

Annual FAO survey of global pulp and paper production capacities based on data received from national correspondents. The publication includes country tables for pulp and paper production capacity; grade tables showing the volume of production capacity by country, for each product and product aggregate code; and production tables by country.

FAO Yearbook of Forest Products 2018
01/08/2020

The FAO Yearbook of Forest Products is a compilation of statistical data on basic forest products for all countries and territories of the world. It contains a series of annual data on the volume of production and the volume and value of trade in forest products. It includes tables showing the direction of trade and average unit values of trade for certain products.

Forest product conversion factors 2020
31/12/2019

Forest products conversion factors provides ratios of raw material input to the output of wood-based forest products for 37 countries of the world. Analysts, policymakers, forest practitioners and forest-based manufacturers often have a need for this information for understanding the drivers of efficiency, feasibility and economics of the sector. In addition, conversion factors are often needed to convert from one unit of measure to another.

Global forest products facts and figures 2018
01/12/2019

The brochure is based on statistics that will be released in the forthcoming FAO Yearbook of Forest Products 2018. It summarises major trends in production, trade, and consumption of forest products as well as the main achievements of FAO's work on forest product statistics in 2018-2019.

30/08/2019

Annual FAO survey of global pulp and paper production capacities based on data received from national correspondents. The publication includes country tables for pulp and paper production capacity; grade tables showing the volume of production capacity by country, for each product and product aggregate code; and production tables by country.

FAO Yearbook of Forest Products 2017
01/08/2019

The FAO Yearbook of Forest Products is a compilation of statistical data on basic forest products for all countries and territories of the world. It contains a series of annual data on the volume of production and the volume and value of trade in forest products. It includes tables showing the direction of trade and average unit values of trade for certain products.