Wood production |
It is estimated that a total of 3.4 million green tonnes of softwood was removed from non-FC/ FS woodlands in 2009. This is a 17% decrease from the previous year.
|
Year |
Survey results2 |
% change |
Estimated UK total |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousand green tonnes | |||||
|
|
Previous year |
Latest year |
|
|
|
|
2000 |
1 631 | 1 647 | 1% | 2 572 | |
|
2001 |
1 634 | 1 837 | 12% | 2 891 | |
|
2002 |
1 839 | 1 891 | 3% | 2 972 | |
|
2003 |
1 891 | 2 221 | 17% | 3 491 | |
|
2004 |
2 293 | 2 376 | 4% | 3 618 | |
|
2005 |
2 595 | 2 793 | 8% | 3 894 | |
|
2006 |
3 081 | 3 099 | 1% | 3 917 | |
|
2007 |
3 105 | 3 463 | 12% | 4 369 | |
|
2008 |
3 527 | 3 243 | -8% | 4 016 | |
|
2009 |
3 114 | 2 599 | -17% | 3 353 | |
Source: Private Sector Softwood Removals Survey
Notes:
1. Removals from non-FC/ FS woodlands only.
2. Survey results exclude Northern Ireland before 2004.