Expert search
Press Release
Press release No. 150 of 14 April 2023 Timber logged remaining at high level - 78.7 million cubic metres in 2022
In 2022, a total of 78.7 million cubic metres of timber was logged in German forests. The amount of timber logged dropped by 5.1% from the record high of 83.0 million cubic metres seen in 2021, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). …
Press Release
Press release No. 415 of 30 September 2022 Structural survey of forestry holdings, 2022: 43% of German forests privately owned
There are approximately 10.2 million hectares of wooded area in Germany, according to the first comprehensive structural survey of forestry holdings conducted in 2022. 4.4 million hectares, or 43% of the wooded area, are owned by roughly 760,000 …
Press Release
Press release No. 170 of 14 April 2022 All-time high of timber logged in 2021
In 2021 a total of 83.0 million cubic metres of timber was logged in German forests. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the volume of timber logged rose by 3.2% compared with the previous record high of 80.4 million cubic metres …
Press Release
Press release No. 120 of 18 March 2022 International Day of Forests: large quantities of timber damaged by draught and insects in 2020
The amount of timber logged in Germany because of forest damage was 60.1 million cubic metres in 2020, three fourths (75%) of the total volume of 80.4 million cubic metres. To coincide with the International Day of Forests on 21 March 2022, the …
Press Release
Press release No. N 050 of 4 August 2021 Forest damage: logging of timber damaged by insect infestation grew more than tenfold within five years
The hot and dry summers in the past few years have increasingly affected the forests in Germany. Pests such as bark beetles proliferate in particular in already weakened trees, with serious consequences for forest resources. As a result, insect …
Press Release
Press release No. 192 of 15 April 2021 Amount of timber logged at new record high in 2020 due to forest damage
In 2020 a total of 80.4 million cubic metres of timber was logged in German forests. Timber logging reached a new record high: since German unification, the amount of timber logged in Germany has never been higher than in 2020. The Federal …