A total of 3.7 billion m³ underbark of wood was removed from global forests in 2015, of which around one half (50%) was for use as woodfuel and the remainder was industrial roundwood (for use by wood processors) (Table 9.4).

North & Central America and Europe together accounted for around three fifths (59%) of all industrial roundwood removals in 2015. Globally, removals of industrial roundwood increased by 8% between 2010 and 2015, resulting from increases in all regions.

Three quarters of woodfuel removals in 2015 took place in Asia and Africa. Globally, removals of woodfuel increased by 2% between 2010 and 2015.

Table 9.4 Wood removals by region, 1990-2015

^{Source: FAO.}

^Notes:

^{1. Cyprus is included in EU-28 total but is part of FAO’s Asia region.}

^{These figures are outside the scope of National Statistics}

Figure 9.5 Wood removals by region, 2015

^{Source: FAO.}

^{These figures are outside the scope of National Statistics}