Total wood consumption

Compiler: Natural Resources Institute Finland, Luke

Statistics homepage: http://stat.luke.fi/en/tilasto/4608

Main topic: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Yes

European Statistical System (ESS): No

Description and content

The statistics comprise information on total wood consumption in Finland. They comprise the consumption of roundwood and forest industry by-products and wood residues by the forest industries to manufacture forest industry products, as well as solid wood fuels and fuelwood used in energy generation in small-scale housing and heating and power plants. The information is given as solid volumes, cubic metres over bark. This information is used to monitor the total consumption of wood.

Categories

Wood consumption by the forest industries and in energy generation is expressed as total volumes for roundwood and forest industry by-products and wood residues by region (until 2014, by regional units of the Public Services at the Finnish Forest centre). More precise information are presented in the publications of the statistics on Forest industries' wood consumption and Wood in energy generation.

Data collection and sources

The information on industrial wood consumption is mainly based on the information collected by the Finnish Forest Industries Federation from its member companies. Information for other forest industry companies is collected directly by Natural Resources Institute. Information on solid wood fuels consumed by heating and power plants in energy generation is collected annually from the plants. Information for fuelwood consumption in small-scale housing and roundwood consumption by small sawmills is collected every 10 years or so by conducting separate sample surveys.

Update frequency

The statistics are compiled annually.

Preparation and publication schedule

Statistics are available some five months after the reporting year.

Time series

Information is available mostly from 1955 onwards.