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Basic data

  • the total forests cover 20 % of the land area of the country
  • around 95 % of the forest is classified as tropical, with relatively low productivity, partly due to degradation over large areas
  • the predominant product is fuelwood, in which the country is maintaining self-sufficiency
  • timber imports, mostly tropical hardwoods, currently exceed 2 million m3 a year.
  • 4th most important log producer of the world for tropical timber, after Indonesia, Brazil and Malaysia
  • 3rd most important sawnwood producer of the world for tropical timber

India Timber Market

India Timber ImportsIndia, an important ITTO member, is a major timber importer and producer. The country's demand has been larger than the internal timber supply.

The trend of imported timber has raised significantly since 1992 and will go on, as shown in the Table above



Zoom Over India

This country of Asia, which capital is New Delhi, has a surface of 3.287.782 km2, a population of 1 billion inhabitants, an equatorial climate and forests cover 20% of its territory. Its timber market is very unorganized.


The Tropical Timber Market

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Source: ITTO/OIBT

 

 


 

 

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