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Wood Production and Trade

Average Annual Roundwood Production

Average Annual Production

Total

Fuel and Charcoal

Indust. Roundwood

Sawnwood

Paper

Cubic

Percent

Cubic

Percent

Cubic

Percent

Cubic

Percent

Metric

Percent

Meters

Change

Meters

Change

Meters

Change

Meters

Change

Tons

Change

Cubic Meters (000)

(000)

Since

(000)

Since

(000)

Since

(000)

Since

(000)

Since

1993-95

1983-85

1993-95

1983-85

1993-95

1983-85

1993-95

1983-85

1993-95

1983-85

1993-95

Belize

188

19

126

4

62

64

14

(25)

..

..

(3)

Cuba

3,148

(4)

2,537

(8)

611

17

130

23

57

(53)

0

Dominican Republic

982

1

976

1

6

0

..

..

7

(26)

8

Guyana

417

109

34

113

383

109

76

17

..

..

(16)

Haiti

6,294

21

6,055

22

239

0

14

0

..

..

1

Jamaica

742

19

679

27

63

(30)

19

(34)

2

(88)

16

Suriname

118

(44)

19

41

99

(50)

30

(52)

..

..

(7)

Trinidad and Tobago

61

(2)

22

0

39

(3)

50

148

..

..

4

Caribbean

11,950

15

10,448

13

1,502

33

333

27

66

..

3

Costa Rica

4,550

34

3,287

30

1,263

46

775

105

20

51

8

El Salvador

6,657

21

6,511

20

146

72

72

64

17

9

5

Guatemala

13,857

42

13,111

36

746

340

390

145

23

46

1

Honduras

6,306

28

5,703

35

603

(14)

324

(27)

..

..

(68)

Nicaragua

3,662

19

3,530

36

132

(73)

55

(75)

..

..

1

Panama

1,053

11

935

22

118

(34)

37

(23)

28

(24)

10

Central America

36,085

31

33,077

32

3,008

100

1,653

78

88

18

(43)

Argentina

11,755

4

5,519

(4)

6,236

13

1,053

7

943

5

(762)

Bolivia

2,430

92

1,296

23

1,134

434

205

346

0

(100)

(12)

Brazil

280,512

22

197,395

20

83,117

26

18,803

7

5,646

51

(1,125)

Chile

30,962

103

9,859

54

21,103

139

3,280

70

551

50

(6,848)

Colombia

20,240

15

17,504

20

2,736

(7)

661

0

652

60

(7)

Ecuador

8,470

27

4,735

9

3,735

59

1,165

(2)

88

159

(37)

Paraguay

10,062

37

6,219

32

3,843

46

357

(52)

13

15

(3)

Peru

11,099

45

9,423

45

1,676

47

630

34

158

9

1

Uruguay

4,089

32

3,046

7

1,043

309

269

526

84

89

(202)

Venezuela

2,212

74

943

47

1,269

103

239

(1)

657

24

10

South America

381,831

29

255,939

22

125,892

49

26,662

23

8,792

40

(8,985)

Mexico

22,116

11

16,097

24

6,019

(15)

2,527

26

2,670

21

(286)

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Source: The World Resources Institute (WRI), World Resources, A Guide to the Global Environment, 1998-99, Washington, D.C., 1998.

Definitions: Total roundwood production refers to all wood in the rough, whether destined for industrial or fuelwood uses. All wood felled or harvested from forests and trees outside the forest, with or without bark, rou nd, split, roughly squared, or in other forms such as roots and stumps, is included. Fuel and charcoal production covers all rough wood used for cooking, heating, and power production. Industrial roundwood production comprises all roundwoo d products other than fuelwood and charcoal. Sawnwood production includes wood that has been sawn, planed, or shaped into products such as planks, beams boards, rafters, "lumber," etc. Wood flooring and wood-based panels are excluded. Sawnwood g enerally is thicker than 0.5 millimeters. Paper production includes newsprint, printing and writing paper, packaging paper, household and sanitary paper, and other paper and paperboard. Average annual net trade in roundwood is the balance of imports minus exports. Exports are shown as a negative balance. Figures are the national totals averaged over a 3-year period in thousands of cubic meters. Imports are usually reported on a cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.). Exports are ge nerally reported on a free-on-board basis (f.o.b.). [an error occurred while processing this directive]