Forestry in Switzerland

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1 7 Agriculture and forestry Forestry in Switzerland Pocket Statistics 217 Neuchâtel 217

2 Forestry statistics 1 CH ZH BE LU UR SZ OW NW GL ZG FR SO BS BL SH AR AI SG GR AG TG TI VD VS NE GE JU Wood harvest in m 3, total Change over previous year (215) in % 2.% 8.9% 5.6% 1.8% 9.6% 2.7% 8.9% 4.5% 26.% 4.3% 4.2% 6.8% 1.9%.4% 2.1% 5.8% 16.3% 5.9% 8.5%.4% 6.8% 1.6% 8.7% 14.7% 13.% 5.2% 2.6% Softwood (conifers) Hardwood (deciduous) Wood harvest by use, in m 3 Sawlogs and veneer logs Industrial roundwood Total wood fuel of which chopped wood of which wood chips Other types of wood Forest area in ha Productive forest land Unproductive forest land Forest reserves Forest ownership Private forest land in ha Public forest land in ha Forest owners (total number) Private forest owners Public forest owners Business results achieved by forestry enterprises in thousands of Swiss francs No. of forestry enterp. (with and without employees, new def.) X X X X 14 Revenue X X X X of which contributions for public services comprise X X X X 1 4 Expenditure X X X X Balance X X X X 369 Investment (capital spending) X X X X 416 of which contributions for public services comprise X X X X 869 Establishments and employees Forestry enterprises X X X X 12 No. of persons employed in these enterprises Logging enterprises and forestry services contractors X X No. of persons employed in these enterprises X Sources: FSO Swiss Forestry Statistics, Survey on wood processing in sawmills, Forest Enterprise Network; Federal Office for the Environment Forest reserves 2 Thereof 5 24 ha National Park in the canton of Graubünden and ha Pro Natura reserve 3 Source: FSO Structural Business Statistics STATENT X: Not included due to data protection issues

3 Forest land and wood harvest by forest area, G1 Forest land Total 12 7 km 2 Jura 2 3 km² Central Plain 2 2 km² Prealps 2 4 km² Alps 4 km² Southern Alps 18 km² 25 km Wood harvest In million m Total : 4.5 million m 3 Central Plain Jura Prealps Alps Southern Alps Source: FSO Swiss Forestry Statistics

4 Wood stocks by types of trees G2 Hardwood trees 32% Softwood trees 68% Total 43 million m 3 18% 4% 4% 3%2% 1.3%.8% 2%.6% 6% 15% 44% Softwood trees Norway spruce Silver fir Larch Pine Swiss stone pine Other softwood trees Hardwood trees Beech Ash Maple Oak Chestnut Other hardwood trees Source: WSL 4th National Forestry Inventory, Wood harvest by use G3 In million m Total : 4.5 million m 3 Sawlogs and veneer logs Wood fuel Industrial roundwood Source: FSO Swiss Forestry Statistics

5 Foreign trade of roundwood and sawings G4 In million m 3 of solid wood 2, 1,5 1, Import of log Export of log Import of sawn wood Export of sawn wood,5, Source: SCA Swiss foreign trade statistics; FOEN Financial situation of selected forestry entreprises, G5 CHF per ha of productive forest land Jura Central Plain 1,2 1,,8,6,4,2, Prealps Alps/ Switzerland Southern Alps Hours worked per m³ 2, Revenue 1,8 Services 1,6 Material goods 1,4 production Forest management Expenditure Services Material goods production Forest management Hours worked per m³ wood Source: FSO Forest Enterprise Network (TBN)

6 Forestry output G6 In CHF million at current basic prices Secondary non-forestry activities Forestry services production Forestry goods production : revised; : estimate Source: FSO Economic accounts for forestry Public forestry expenditures G7 In CHF million Forest biodiversity Forest economy Protective structures/data on natural hazards Protective forests Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)

7 Wood processing in sawmills, G8 Total 1.8 million m 3 1% 17% 8% 3% 62% Sawing: 62% By-products: 38% Firewood used in the enterprise Firewood used by third parties Raw material for the paper and pulp industry, for flooring Raw material for other uses Source: FSO Survey on wood processing in sawmills Published by: Federal Statistical Office (FSO) Information: Arthur Zesiger, FSO, tel , arthur.zesiger@bfs.admin.ch Editors: Online database: General Information: Front page: Print format orders: Download: FSO number: Chantal Guggenbühl, FSO; Jonas Lichtenhahn, FSO Looks for statistics 7 Agriculture and forestry Chantal Guggenbühl, FSO Federal Statistical Office, CH-21 Neuchâtel, Tel , Fax , order@bfs.admin.ch (free of charge)