Biofuels: Timber
(asked on 8th October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) volume and (b) proportion of domestic wood production that has been used for fuel purposes in each of the last five years.
The Forestry Commission published these data in ‘Forestry Statistics 2018’.
Table 1 | Deliveries of UK grown softwood, 2013-2017 | |||
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Year | Woodfuel | Deliveries to all markets | % of total deliveries used by energy markets |
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2013 | 1,250 | 10,547 | 12 |
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2014 | 1,500 | 10,903 | 14 |
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2015 | 1,600 | 10,265 | 16 |
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2016 | 1,550 | 10,419 | 15 |
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2017 | 1,600 | 10,478 | 15 |
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Source: industry surveys, industry associations.
Notes:
- Woodfuel derived from stemwood. Includes estimates of roundwood use for biomass energy. The figures are estimated by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics, and make use of wood fuel data reported in the Private Sector Softwood Removals Survey.
- Includes shavings and poles. Quantities for some uses are estimates by the Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics.
Table 2 | Deliveries of UK grown hardwood, 2013-2017 | |||
| thousand green tonnes |
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Year | Woodfuel | Deliveries to all markets | % of total deliveries used by energy markets |
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2013 | 400 | 532 | 75 |
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2014 | 400 | 537 | 74 |
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2015 | 400 | 566 | 71 |
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2016 | 400 | 597 | 67 |
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2017 | 600 | 738 | 81 |
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Source: industry surveys, industry associations.
Notes:
- Figures are based on processing industries' purchases of hardwood grown in the UK and estimates for woodfuel and other uses.
- Woodfuel reported here is derived from stemwood and includes estimated roundwood use for biomass energy.
- The apparent increase woodfuel from 2016 to 2017 reflects a new estimate of the level of hardwood deliveries for woodfuel and should not be interpreted as an increase in a single year. This figure is currently under review.
Other includes round fencing and roundwood exports.