The recently published All Ireland Roundwood Production Forecast covering the period 2021 to 2040 predicts that the annual potential round wood supply, will increase from 4.7 million cubic metres in 2021 to 7.9 million cubic metres in 2035. The Forecast is available on the COFORD website (www.coford.ie) and provides details on wood assortments and projected share of private and Coillte
Year
|
Ireland Private
|
Ireland Coillte
|
Total Ireland
|
NI DAERA FS
|
NI Private
|
Total NI
|
Total Island of Ireland
|
2021
|
1,467
|
2,757
|
4,224
|
489
|
24
|
513
|
4,737
|
2022
|
1,742
|
2,757
|
4,499
|
489
|
24
|
513
|
5,012
|
2023
|
2,385
|
2,757
|
5,142
|
489
|
24
|
513
|
5,655
|
2024
|
2,408
|
2,757
|
5,165
|
489
|
24
|
513
|
5,677
|
2025
|
2,472
|
2,757
|
5,229
|
489
|
24
|
513
|
5,742
|
2026
|
2,750
|
2,560
|
5,309
|
554
|
46
|
600
|
5,909
|
2027
|
2,922
|
2,560
|
5,482
|
554
|
46
|
600
|
6,082
|
2028
|
2,925
|
2,560
|
5,484
|
554
|
46
|
600
|
6,084
|
2029
|
3,156
|
2,560
|
5,716
|
554
|
46
|
600
|
6,316
|
2030
|
3,499
|
2,560
|
6,059
|
554
|
46
|
600
|
6,659
|
2031
|
3,738
|
2,717
|
6,456
|
751
|
40
|
791
|
7,247
|
2032
|
4,042
|
2,717
|
6,759
|
751
|
40
|
791
|
7,551
|
2033
|
3,950
|
2,717
|
6,668
|
751
|
40
|
791
|
7,459
|
2034
|
3,963
|
2,717
|
6,680
|
751
|
40
|
791
|
7,471
|
2035
|
4,428
|
2,717
|
7,145
|
751
|
40
|
791
|
7,937
|
2036
|
4,177
|
2,703
|
6,880
|
663
|
39
|
702
|
7,582
|
2037
|
4,177
|
2,703
|
6,880
|
663
|
39
|
702
|
7,582
|
2038
|
4,177
|
2,703
|
6,880
|
663
|
39
|
702
|
7,582
|
2039
|
4,177
|
2,703
|
6,880
|
663
|
39
|
702
|
7,582
|
2040
|
4,177
|
2,703
|
6,880
|
663
|
39
|
702
|
7,582
|
Totals
|
66,733
|
53,684
|
120,417
|
12,285
|
745
|
13,030
|
133,447
|