asked the Minister for Lands if he will give from Food and Agricultural Organisation or other sources the consumption of forest products per capita in European countries including Ireland.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Consumption of Forest Products.
The information required by the Deputy is given in a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report. The information is derived from the Yearbook of Forest Products Statistics, 1957, published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Consumption is shown in cubic metres or metric tons per 1,000 capita.
Following is the statement:—
PER THOUSAND CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF FOREST PRODUCTS—EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
|
COUNTRY |
Roundwood (cubic Metres) |
Sawnwood (cubic metres sawnwood) |
Plywood (cubic metres sawnwood) |
Newsprint (tons) |
Other paper and board (tons) |
Fibreboard (tons) |
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|
Industrial Wood |
Fuelwood |
Total |
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|
Albania |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
|
Austria |
80 |
440 |
520 |
80 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
26 |
3.6 |
|
Belgium |
490 |
50 |
540 |
140 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
37 |
3.4 |
|
Bulgaria |
370 |
220 |
590 |
130 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
7.4 |
0.6 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
810 |
220 |
1,030 |
310 |
9.4 |
1.7 |
30 |
2.0 |
|
Denmark |
750 |
130 |
880 |
270 |
5.2 |
15 |
50 |
5.6 |
|
Federal Republic of Germany |
600 |
60 |
660 |
200 |
12.0 |
7.1 |
47 |
2.1 |
|
Finland |
1,730 |
3,040 |
4,770 |
330 |
10.4 |
14 |
50 |
18 |
|
France |
470 |
570 |
1,040 |
160 |
4.7 |
11 |
30 |
2.1 |
|
Germany, Eastern |
490 |
50 |
540 |
190 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
30 |
0.8 |
|
Greece |
110 |
440 |
550 |
60 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
|
Hungary |
Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
70 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
Not available |
Not available |
|
Iceland |
820 |
— |
820 |
350 |
10.1 |
7.6 |
35 |
10 |
|
Ireland |
300 |
40 |
340 |
100 |
3.1 |
10 |
20 |
3.8 |
|
Italy |
210 |
180 |
390 |
80 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
14 |
Not available |
|
Luxembourg |
(Consumption figures included in those for Belgium) |
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|
Malta |
80 |
— |
80 |
40 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
Not available |
|
Netherlands |
550 |
10 |
560 |
200 |
6.1 |
10 |
52 |
6.4 |
|
Norway |
1,630 |
600 |
2,230 |
520 |
5.3 |
9.1 |
60 |
19 |
|
Poland |
580 |
60 |
640 |
240 |
5.4 |
1.8 |
15 |
1.6 |
|
Portugal |
120 |
390 |
510 |
35 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
— |
|
Rumania |
820 |
50 |
870 |
130 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
— |
|
Spain |
140 |
200 |
340 |
40 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
7.4 |
0.7 |
|
Sweden |
1,720 |
860 |
2,580 |
410 |
6.9 |
23 |
69 |
21 |
|
Switzerland |
690 |
320 |
1,010 |
250 |
5.0 |
12 |
57 |
4.0 |
|
United Kingdom |
530 |
100 |
630 |
180 |
7.8 |
18 |
60 |
3.9 |
|
Yugoslavia |
700 |
220 |
920 |
65 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
4.9 |
Not available |