Increasing Stocks of Pulpwood and Pulp Chips

Nyhet | Statistik - 19 August 2025

Stocks of pulpwood and pulp chips continue to grow in 2025, while stocks of coniferous sawlogs remain at roughly the same level as at the same time last year.

As of 30 June 2025, total timber stocks amounted to 9.7 million cubic metres – a clear increase compared with the same period in 2024. The growth is mainly due to larger stocks of pulpwood and pulp chips:

• Coniferous sawlogs: 2.6 million cubic metres (+2 percent)
• Pulpwood: 5.9 million cubic metres (+31 percent)
• Pulp chips: 1.3 million cubic metres (+32 percent)

Stocks of coniferous pulpwood (including spruce pulpwood) totalled 4.6 million cubic metres, an increase of 25 percent compared with the same period last year.

Stocks of deciduous pulpwood rose by as much as 63 percent compared with June 2024, reaching 1.3 million cubic metres. This is significantly higher than in previous years and 60 percent above the average for the same period during 2020–2024.

Stocks of coniferous sawlogs are slightly higher than for the same period last year, but still 4 percent lower than the average for the same period in 2020–2024.

Stocks of roundwood for energy purposes

The reported volume of roundwood for energy purposes as of June 30 was approximately 680,000 cubic metres. Please note that the volume only represents the companies included in the Swedish Forest Agency's survey, i.e. larger forest industry companies, pulp industries, sawmills, and purchasing organizations.

The collection of data regarding roundwood for energy purposes began in 2024. The increase compared with the same period last year can be attributed to several companies not responding at that time. Comparisons between years should therefore be interpreted with caution. Although these figures do not yet meet the quality standards required for inclusion in official statistics, we have chosen to publish them due to their general public interest.

Explanation

The cubic metre referred to is m3fub, solid cubic meter without bark.

Timber balance areas (VBO)

1. Västernorrland, Västerbotten, Norrbotten and Jämtland counties (excl. Härjedalen municipality)
2. Stockholm, Uppsala, Gotland, Västmanland, Dalarna and Gävleborg counties and Härjedalen municipality.
3. Västra Götaland (excl. Ale, Lerum, Vårgårda, Bollebygd, Tranemo, Lilla Edet, Mark, Svenljunga, Herrljunga, Vänersborg, Trollhättan, Alingsås, Borås and Ulricehamn municipalities), Värmland and Örebro counties and Habo and Mullsjö municipalities.
4. Södermanland, Östergötland, Jönköping (excl. Habo and Mullsjö municipalities), Kronoberg, Kalmar, Blekinge, Skåne and Halland counties and the municipalities of Ale, Lerum, Vårgårda, Bollebygd, Tranemo, Lilla Edet, Mark, Svenljunga, Herrljunga, Vänersborg, Trollhättan, Alingsås, Borås and Ulricehamn).

The statistics are a part of the Official Statistics of Sweden.

You find all results in the Swedish Forest Agency's statistical database.