Wood Resource Balance factsheets for the EU and Member States

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The forest-based value chain involves the manufacturing of wood products, pulp, and the production of bioenergy. Reliable data are essential for an efficient woody biomass use and aids Member States in strategic planning. Here you can find the Wood Resource Balance (WRB) factsheets of the EU and all its Member States, providing data on woody biomass sources and uses from 2012 to 2021. Explanation of definitions, methodology and data sources can be found in the report: Wood Resource Balances of the EU and its Member States 2012-2021: how they were made

SWE = Solid Wood Equivalent, EU = European Union (27 Member States)

Methods, definitions and metadata: Cazzaniga, N.E., Tandetzki, J., Korosuo, A., Girardi I., Camia, A., Wood Resource Balances of the EU and its Member States 2012-2021: how they were made, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2026, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/4015404, JRC147925.

How to cite: Cazzaniga, N. E.; Tandetzki, J.; Korosuo, A.; Girardi, I.; Camia, A. (2026): Wood Resource Balance factsheets for the EU and Member States 2012-2021. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.PDQCAX8 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/34b398a6-9bf4-40d6-9e0a-13d201cd13bf

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