Deliveries of UK grown roundwood |
A total of 0.5 million green tonnes of UK grown hardwood were delivered to UK wood processing industries and others in 2010, unchanged from the level in the previous year.
The majority of UK hardwood deliveries (75%) were used for woodfuel.
|
Year |
Sawmills |
Pulpmills |
Woodbased |
Woodfuel1 |
Other2 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousand green tonnes | ||||||
|
2001 |
183 |
209 |
35 |
150 | 55 |
632 |
|
2002 |
162 | 210 | 43 | 150 | 55 | 620 |
|
2003 |
138 | 215 | 4 | 150 | 55 | 562 |
|
2004 |
92 | 214 | 2 | 150 | 55 | 513 |
|
2005 |
72 | 214 | 2 | 250 | 55 | 593 |
|
2006 |
64 | 54 | 1 | 250 | 70 | 438 |
|
2007 |
66 | 0 | 5 | 300 | 69 | 440 |
|
2008 |
66 | 0 | 2 | 300 | 63 | 431 |
|
2009 |
76 | 0 | 1 | 400 | 59 | 536 |
|
2010 |
75 | 0 | 1 | 400 | 59 | 535 |
Source: industry surveys, industry associations.
Notes:
1. Woodfuel reported here is derived from stemwood, and from 2007 include estimated roundwood use for biomass energy. The figures are estimated by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics. The apparent increase in woodfuel from 2004 to 2005 reflects a new estimate of the level of hardwood deliveries for woodfuel and should not be interpreted as an increase in a single year. Woodfuel includes wood for charcoal; charcoal production in the UK is estimated to be about 5 thousand tonnes, with about 7 green tonnes of wood required to make one tonne of charcoal.
2. Includes round fencing and roundwood exports. Quantities for hardwood fencing and some other uses are estimates by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics.
Figure 2.2 Deliveries of UK grown hardwood
Source: industry surveys, industry associations.
Notes:
1. Other includes woodfuel, round fencing and roundwood exports.