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Increasing volume of growing stock
According to calculations from the National Forest Inventory, the total growing stock in Norwegian forests is 912 million cubic metres. The stock is steadily increasing, and over the last 20 years the volume has grown 50 per cent. The increment has been stable for the past ten years.
1 000 cubic meter | Share | Change, per cent | Change, per cent | |
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2012 - 2013 | 2004 - 2013 | |||
2013 | ||||
Growing stock | ||||
Total | 911 711 | 100 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
Spruce | 396 891 | 44 | 2.3 | 22.8 |
Pine | 282 789 | 31 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
Broad-leaved | 232 031 | 25 | 1.9 | 45.5 |
Annual increment | ||||
Total | 25 598 | 100 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
Spruce | 13 529 | 53 | 2.0 | -1.3 |
Pine | 6 117 | 24 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
Broad-leaved | 5 952 | 23 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
![Figure 1. Annual increment1 inside bark, by tree species Figure 1. Annual increment1 inside bark, by tree species](/en/jord-skog-jakt-og-fiskeri/statistikker/lst/aar/_image/193583.png?_encoded=2f66666666666678302f35382f&_ts=1480c5e7cc0)
![Figure 2. Growing stock1 under bark, by tree species Figure 2. Growing stock1 under bark, by tree species](/en/jord-skog-jakt-og-fiskeri/statistikker/lst/aar/_image/193584.png?_encoded=2f66666666666678302f35382f&_ts=1480c5ee638)
Out of the total growing stock, 816 million cubic metres belong to the productive forest area. The annual increment in productive forest amounted to 23.7 million cubic metres, of which 18.5 million cubic metres are conifer forest. The annual increment in total was 25.6 million cubic metres.
Spruce most common
Spruce is the most common species of tree, with 44 per cent of growing stock, followed by pine with 31 per cent and broad-leaved with 25 per cent.
Increased productive forest area
The productive forest area is estimated at 83 440 square kilometres, or one quarter of the Norwegian land area. Protected or other closed-off areas of productive forest are not included. The total area of unproductive forest and other forest land was 56 000 square kilometres.
Contact
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Trond Amund Steinset
E-mail: trond.amund.steinset@ssb.no
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