The total value of removals was €227 million in 2021, a 36% increase from 2020.
Roundwood removals increased 11% from 3.89 million cubic metres in 2020 to 4.33 million cubic metres in 2021.
Coniferous roundwood accounted for over 99% of removals in 2021.
In 2021 removals from public forests comprised 52% of total removals volume, compared with 60% in 2020.
Large sawlog accounted for the highest proportion of roundwood removals volume at 40% in 2021, followed by small sawlog (26%) and pulpwood (25%).
Note: A link to the survey questionnaire is available in the Background Notes.
| Total Removals | Removals from publicly-owned forests | Removals from privately-owned forests | |
| 2015 | 3.312 | 2.235 | 1.077 |
| 2016 | 3.445 | 2.59 | 0.856 |
| 2017 | 3.698 | 2.592 | 1.106 |
| 2018 | 3.834 | 2.529 | 1.305 |
| 2019 | 3.987 | 2.72 | 1.267 |
| 2020 | 3.891 | 2.336 | 1.555 |
| 2021 | 4.333 | 2.235 | 2.098 |
| volume | |
| Large sawlog | 1749 |
| Small sawlog | 1120 |
| Stakewood | 129 |
| Pulpwood | 1094 |
| Fuelwood | 209 |
| Roundwood for use as biomass | 33 |
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Statistician's Comment
Niamh Shanahan, Statistician in the Environment and Climate Division of the CSO, noted that:
"In 2021 the volume of roundwood removals was at 4.33 million cubic metres (see Table 1A). This is an increase of 11% compared with 2020 roundwood removals of 3.89 million cubic metres. Coniferous roundwood accounted for over 99% of removals (see Table 1B).
Removals from publicly-owned forests made up approximately 52% of 2021 roundwood removals volume (2.2 million cubic metres) with the remainder from privately-owned forests (see Figure 1, Tables 1D and 1E). In 2020, removals from publicly-owned forests comprised 60% of the total removals volume.
The total value of removals in 2021 was €227 million which was a 36% increase from 2020 (see Table 1A).
Large sawlog accounted for the highest proportion of roundwood removals volume at 40% in 2021, followed by small sawlog (26%) and pulpwood (25%) (see Figure 2 and Table 3A). In 2020, large sawlog contributed to 38% of roundwood removals with pulpwood at 26% and small sawlog at 25%. These three products contributed to around 90% of annual roundwood removals volume."