Forest Indicator Data:

Figure 1: Change in World Forest Cover, 1990-2005 table

Figure 2: World Wood Production, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 3: Wood Production in Africa, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 4: Wood Production in Asia, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 5: Wood Production in Europe, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 6: Wood Production in North and Central America, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 7: Wood Production in Oceania, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 8: Wood Production in South America, 1961-2004 graph table

 

 

World Wood Production, 1961-2004
Year	Industrial Wood	Fuelwood	Total Wood Production	Fuelwood as Percent of Total Wood Production
	Million Cubic Meters			Percent
1961	1,018	1,325	2,342	56.5
1962	1,036	1,317	2,353	56.0
1963	1,050	1,327	2,377	55.8
1964	1,111	1,340	2,451	54.7
1965	1,132	1,343	2,475	54.3
1966	1,153	1,367	2,520	54.2
1967	1,182	1,361	2,543	53.5
1968	1,206	1,365	2,571	53.1
1969	1,234	1,364	2,598	52.5
1970	1,276	1,368	2,644	51.7
1971	1,296	1,370	2,666	51.4
1972	1,290	1,382	2,672	51.7
1973	1,359	1,380	2,740	50.4
1974	1,351	1,399	2,749	50.9
1975	1,294	1,411	2,705	52.2
1976	1,370	1,429	2,799	51.1
1977	1,378	1,422	2,801	50.8
1978	1,422	1,447	2,868	50.4
1979	1,458	1,492	2,950	50.6
1980	1,446	1,532	2,978	51.4
1981	1,412	1,553	2,965	52.4
1982	1,372	1,581	2,954	53.5
1983	1,456	1,592	3,048	52.2
1984	1,522	1,626	3,148	51.7
1985	1,521	1,641	3,162	51.9
1986	1,590	1,644	3,234	50.8
1987	1,648	1,661	3,309	50.2
1988	1,668	1,674	3,343	50.1
1989	1,696	1,690	3,386	49.9
1990	1,697	1,685	3,382	49.8
1991	1,557	1,715	3,272	52.4
1992	1,483	1,718	3,202	53.7
1993	1,475	1,713	3,188	53.7
1994	1,475	1,718	3,193	53.8
1995	1,516	1,736	3,251	53.4
1996	1,488	1,746	3,234	54.0
1997	1,532	1,772	3,304	53.6
1998	1,498	1,726	3,224	53.5
1999	1,548	1,745	3,292	53.0
2000	1,598	1,759	3,357	52.4
2001	1,536	1,748	3,284	53.2
2002	1,556	1,743	3,299	52.8
2003	1,598	1,755	3,353	52.3
2004	1,646	1,772	3,418	51.8
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, http://faostat.fao.org, updated 7 February 2006.

 

Wood Production in Africa, 1961-2004
Year	Industrial Wood	Fuelwood	Total Wood Production	Fuelwood as Percent of Total Wood Production
	Million Cubic Meters			Percent
1961	25	252	277	91.1
1962	26	256	282	90.8
1963	33	260	293	88.9
1964	29	264	293	90.1
1965	32	268	300	89.5
1966	33	280	313	89.5
1967	34	285	319	89.5
1968	35	290	325	89.2
1969	38	295	333	88.5
1970	39	300	339	88.5
1971	41	303	344	88.1
1972	41	306	347	88.2
1973	43	310	353	87.8
1974	41	314	355	88.3
1975	42	321	363	88.5
1976	43	326	369	88.2
1977	44	331	376	88.2
1978	46	340	386	88.0
1979	47	346	393	88.0
1980	50	354	404	87.6
1981	51	363	414	87.7
1982	50	371	422	88.0
1983	52	381	433	88.0
1984	51	391	443	88.4
1985	52	400	452	88.5
1986	51	408	459	88.9
1987	52	416	468	89.0
1988	53	424	477	88.9
1989	54	433	487	89.0
1990	57	439	495	88.5
1991	56	449	504	89.0
1992	59	463	522	88.7
1993	60	478	538	88.8
1994	65	486	551	88.2
1995	66	502	568	88.3
1996	67	509	576	88.3
1997	69	514	582	88.2
1998	68	516	585	88.3
1999	68	521	588	88.5
2000	68	525	593	88.6
2001	67	522	589	88.7
2002	65	531	597	89.0
2003	70	538	608	88.5
2004	70	550	620	88.7
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, http://faostat.fao.org, updated 7 February 2006.

 

Wood Production in Asia, 1961-2004
Year	Industrial Wood	Fuelwood	Total Wood Production	Fuelwood as Percent of Total Wood Production
	Million Cubic Meters			Percent
1961	132	665	797	83.4
1962	124	665	788	84.3
1963	127	667	793	84.0
1964	143	671	814	82.4
1965	147	675	822	82.1
1966	153	690	843	81.9
1967	162	695	858	81.1
1968	164	700	864	81.0
1969	167	708	875	80.9
1970	172	710	881	80.5
1971	177	710	887	80.1
1972	182	725	908	79.9
1973	197	723	921	78.6
1974	193	735	928	79.2
1975	196	740	936	79.1
1976	216	750	966	77.6
1977	219	727	946	76.9
1978	225	728	953	76.4
1979	229	741	970	76.4
1980	233	744	977	76.2
1981	225	745	970	76.8
1982	231	754	984	76.6
1983	235	756	991	76.2
1984	248	760	1,008	75.4
1985	246	764	1,010	75.6
1986	255	770	1,025	75.1
1987	265	776	1,041	74.6
1988	267	777	1,045	74.4
1989	269	780	1,049	74.3
1990	258	783	1,041	75.2
1991	258	790	1,049	75.4
1992	267	790	1,057	74.8
1993	265	793	1,058	75.0
1994	261	792	1,053	75.2
1995	263	789	1,052	75.0
1996	265	802	1,067	75.2
1997	261	811	1,072	75.6
1998	248	797	1,044	76.3
1999	238	798	1,036	77.0
2000	222	797	1,020	78.2
2001	212	795	1,008	78.9
2002	220	780	999	78.0
2003	227	776	1,003	77.4
2004	229	774	1,003	77.2
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, http://faostat.fao.org, updated 7 February 2006.

 

Wood Production in Europe, 1961-2004
Year	Industrial Wood	Fuelwood	Total Wood Production	Fuelwood as Percent of Total Wood Production
	Million Cubic Meters			Percent
1961	223	85	308	27.6
1962	226	82	309	26.7
1963	218	82	300	27.4
1964	231	78	309	25.1
1965	235	75	309	24.1
1966	236	79	315	25.2
1967	243	76	320	23.9
1968	237	74	311	23.7
1969	250	66	316	20.8
1970	268	66	334	19.8
1971	273	63	336	18.8
1972	260	58	318	18.3
1973	277	53	330	16.1
1974	283	51	334	15.3
1975	260	50	310	16.0
1976	263	50	313	16.0
1977	263	48	311	15.4
1978	269	47	315	14.8
1979	281	47	327	14.3
1980	283	49	332	14.7
1981	280	52	331	15.6
1982	279	52	332	15.8
1983	283	53	336	15.7
1984	290	53	343	15.5
1985	288	56	343	16.2
1986	288	57	345	16.5
1987	291	54	344	15.6
1988	299	53	352	15.0
1989	315	52	367	14.2
1990	340	49	388	12.5
1991	267	49	316	15.5
1992	425	117	542	21.5
1993	410	92	502	18.4
1994	382	86	468	18.3
1995	408	86	494	17.5
1996	383	80	464	17.3
1997	418	106	524	20.2
1998	404	69	472	14.5
1999	429	102	532	19.3
2000	483	109	592	18.4
2001	463	102	565	18.0
2002	470	108	578	18.7
2003	493	115	608	18.9
2004	511	117	628	18.6
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, http://faostat.fao.org, updated 7 February 2006.

 

Wood Production in North and Central America, 1961-2004
Year	Industrial Wood	Fuelwood	Total Wood Production	Fuelwood as Percent of Total Wood Production
	Million Cubic Meters			Percent
1961	341	100	441	22.6
1962	360	92	452	20.3
1963	362	90	452	19.8
1964	384	91	475	19.2
1965	398	91	489	18.6
1966	411	91	501	18.1
1967	405	83	488	17.1
1968	425	84	509	16.5
1969	436	80	516	15.4
1970	439	76	516	14.8
1971	446	76	521	14.5
1972	447	75	522	14.4
1973	473	78	551	14.1
1974	465	78	544	14.4
1975	412	81	492	16.4
1976	467	82	549	15.0
1977	474	95	569	16.6
1978	509	111	620	17.9
1979	523	133	656	20.3
1980	489	158	647	24.4
1981	467	161	628	25.6
1982	427	167	595	28.1
1983	496	166	661	25.0
1984	532	178	710	25.0
1985	531	174	704	24.7
1986	573	166	739	22.4
1987	610	164	774	21.1
1988	609	172	781	22.0
1989	611	175	786	22.3
1990	595	163	758	21.5
1991	553	173	725	23.8
1992	577	172	749	23.0
1993	581	170	751	22.6
1994	599	171	770	22.2
1995	603	174	777	22.4
1996	602