Definition. In Germany, where most timber originates, 32 percent of the land is forest, and that area grows by about 5,000 hectares per year.
In Germany, where most timber originates, 32 percent of the land is forest, and that area grows by about 5,000 hectares per year. The supply base for timber is expanding rather than shrinking. New Economy's wood urban-mining study for Noord-Holland reports this.
- German forest area grows by about 5,000 ha per year