Production of sawlogs and veneer logs rose 20.8% to 2,099,798 '000 cbm in Ireland in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of sawlogs and veneer logs in Ireland reached an all time high of 2,099,798 '000 cbm in 2018 and an all time low of 112,000 '000 cbm in 1974. When compared to Ireland's main peers, production of sawlogs and veneer logs in Canada amounted to 132,881,731 '000 cbm, 17,141,012 '000 cbm in France, 500 '000 cbm in Iceland and 6,579,665 '000 cbm in United Kingdom in 2018.
Ireland has been ranked 51st within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of production of sawlogs and veneer logs, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Production of Sawlogs and Veneer Logs | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | '000 cbm | 11,251,000 | 11,764,521 | 12,310,290 | 13,282,191 | 13,523,102 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 cbm | 2,965,490 | 2,965,490 | 2,965,490 | 2,965,490 | 2,815,490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 cbm | 126,608,674 | 129,140,850 | 136,443,000 | 136,636,000 | 138,490,465 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | '000 cbm | 1,182,300 | 1,053,800 | 1,069,900 | 1,069,900 | 1,069,900 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 cbm | 16,621,705 | 16,172,000 | 16,411,000 | 16,699,253 | 17,223,177 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 cbm | 34,311,000 | 34,827,318 | 32,739,771 | 32,755,853 | 41,625,878 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 280 | 280 | 280 | 500 | 167 | |||||
| Ireland | '000 cbm | 1,537,310 | 1,559,328 | 1,738,068 | 2,332,000 | 2,328,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 cbm | 1,587,500 | 1,585,000 | 1,571,800 | 1,567,400 | 1,563,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 cbm | 4,550,000 | 4,756,000 | 5,367,000 | 6,411,000 | 6,671,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | '000 cbm | 5,304,675 | 5,450,778 | 5,462,000 | 5,845,518 | 6,104,268 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 cbm | 3,691,897 | 3,809,766 | 3,874,078 | 5,555,253 | 5,466,418 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | '000 cbm | 37,100,000 | 35,900,000 | 35,900,000 | 36,700,000 | 36,600,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 cbm | 156,784,000 | 160,471,000 | 166,429,000 | 171,272,378 | 185,837,357 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 cbm | 6,876,891 | 6,315,484 | 6,653,308 | 6,724,718 | 6,467,628 |
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