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Wood and Paper Exports and Imports 2021

Imports of wood and paper products were €2 billion in 2021

Online ISSN: 2811-5511
CSO statistical release, , 11am

Key Findings

  • Exports of wood and paper products were valued at €1 billion in 2021 compared with a value of €2 billion for imports of wood and paper products in 2021.

  • Exports of Veneer sheets and Wood-based panels were valued at €343 million in 2021 which represented 33% of the total value of exports of wood and paper products. Exports of Coniferous sawnwood at €230 million accounted for a further 22% in 2021 while exports of Secondary paper products in 2021 were €193 million or 19%.

  • Imports of Secondary paper products were valued at €647 million in 2021 which represented 32% of the total value of imports in 2021. Secondary wood products accounted for a further 30% or €608 million.

  • Exports of coniferous sawnwood increased by 212% from 212 thousand cubic metres in 1995 to 662 thousand cubic metres in 2021.

  • Exports of coniferous industrial roundwood increased by 109% from 207 thousand cubic metres in 1995 to 432 thousand cubic metres in 2021.

Statistician's Comment

Niamh Shanahan, Statistician in the Environment and Climate Division of the CSO, noted that: "Over the period 1995 to 2021, there has been a substantial shift from exporting forest log towards processing the log removals from forests into products such as sawnwood, veneer sheets, wood-based panels before exporting them.

In recent years, export volumes of Coniferous industrial roundwood, Coniferous sawnwood, Veneer sheets and Wood-based panels, and Recovered paper have exceeded imports of these products.

In contrast import volumes of Wood fuel, Pulp, Paper and paperboard, Secondary wood products and Secondary paper products have exceeded export volumes. "

Tables and Graphs

Table A: Value of Wood and Paper Exports and Imports 2017-2021
€billion
YearExportsImports
20170.751.65
20180.791.76
20190.791.91
20200.751.79
20211.032.03
ImportsValue
Coniferous Roundwood38.075
Coniferous Sawnwood133.318
Veneer Sheets and Wood-based Panels174.671
Paper and Paperboard318.051
Secondary Wood Products607.776
Secondary Paper Products647.067
ExportsValue
Coniferous Roundwood24.984
Coniferous Sawnwood229.606
Veneer Sheets and Wood-based Panels343.062
Paper and Paperboard30.129
Secondary Wood Products113.872
Secondary Paper Products193.475
ImportsConiferous SawnwoodConiferous Roundwood
1995258.8528.265
1996280.80728.78
1997350.31172.939
1998414.83278.32
1999437.81472.702
2000532.51988.694
2001444.893130.929
2002532.358182.255
2003690.684235.321
2004681.36287.299
2005747.42321.045
2006785.775231.721
2007625.971239.618
2008364.27304.096
2009208.409202.893
2010213.31592.906
2011166.71298.383
2012128.641194.619
2013120.849243.201
2014173.757259.681
2015203.16302.689
2016207.243314.957
2017235.916378.906
2018311.902302.737
2019440.153278.619
2020394.58252.748
2021387.888294.155
ExportsConiferous SawnwoodConiferous Roundwood
1995212.332206.751
1996219.723351.118
1997231.823234.167
1998193.072259.021
1999190.398280.035
2000217.33184.818
2001259.281364.641
2002383.736286.839
2003403.855301.906
2004410.986273.134
2005354.376352.327
2006304.458327.749
2007301.013312.938
2008315.376273.252
2009458.858261.367
2010535.115216.224
2011498.637185.133
2012570.541165.472
2013638.372225.894
2014653.701281.309
2015626.422269.422
2016722.66323.195
2017724.091343.416
2018685.4374.827
2019639.997549.963
2020662.373391.726
2021661.943431.896
Other BiomassImportsExports
199524.008101.292
19962.38101.168
19972.36255.23
199830.05765.505
199936.30191.596
200051.32778.95
200197.59888.748
2002127.09884.081
2003131.77276.783
2004116.81852.729
2005203.46246.648
200668.7150.333
2007160.69260.173
200851.26463.165
200930.08144.129
201036.82358.019
201122.088115.432
201216.096118
201334.21433.058
201411.8118.23
20159.46826.49
201639.80533.698
201791.34176.735
201839.086111.535
201968.881118.084
2020148.633119.098
2021109.74677.732
Table 1 Exports and Imports of Wood and Paper Products 2021

Table 2.1 Volume of Exports of Wood and Paper Products 1995-2021 (Cubic metres)

Table 2.2 Volume of Exports of Wood and Paper Products 1995-2021 (Tonnes)

Table 2.3 Volume of Imports of Wood and Paper Products 1995-2021 (Cubic metres)

Table 2.4 Volume of Imports of Wood and Paper Products 1995-2021 (Tonnes)

Table 3.1 Value of Exports of Wood and Paper Products 1995-2021 (€000)

Table 3.2 Value of Imports of Wood and Paper Products 1995-2021 (€000)

Table 4.1 Exports and Imports of Coniferous Industrial Roundwood 1995-2021

Table 4.2 Exports and Imports of Non-Coniferous Industrial Roundwood 1995-2021

Table 4.3 Exports and Imports of Wood Fuel 1995-2021

Table 4.4 Exports and Imports of Other Biomass 1995-2021

Table 4.5 Exports and Imports of Coniferous Sawnwood 1995-2021

Table 4.6 Exports and Imports of Non-Coniferous Sawnwood 1995-2021

Table 4.7 Exports and Imports of Veneer Sheets and Wood-based Panels 1995-2021

Table 4.8 Exports and Imports of Pulp 1995-2021

Table 4.9 Exports and Imports of Recovered Paper 1995-2021

Table 4.10 Exports and Imports of Paper and Paperboard 1995-2021

Table 4.11 Exports and Imports of Secondary Wood Products 1995-2021

Table 4.12 Exports and Imports of Secondary Paper Products 1995-2021

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