US EditionForestry: Logging in German Forests Continues to Decline
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For years, less and less wood has been collected from native forests, which is mainly due to the fact that a large proportion of sick and damaged trees have already been felled.
According to statisticians, this indicates that "a large part of the damaged trees were already felled in previous years and taken from the forest".
In 2025, a total of 57.3 million cubic metres of wood was harvested in Germany's forests, 6.4% below the previous year's figure of 61.2 million cubic metres. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the decline was mainly due to the sharp decline in felling of wood felling (wood felling due to forest damage). In 2025, 12.7 million cubic metres of wood felled, i.e. a decrease of 53.7% compared to the previous year (2024: 27.3 m…
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RNFor years, less and less wood has been collected from native forests, which is mainly due to the fact that a large proportion of sick and damaged trees have already been felled.
Last year, less timber was collected than in previous years – primarily due to reduced logging caused by forest damage. The majority of the timber is used as logs in the sawmill and veneer industries.
In 2025, a total of 57.3 million cubic meters of timber were harvested in German forests. This represents a 6.4 percent decrease compared to the previous year's figure of 61.2 million cubic meters, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Wednesday. The decline was primarily due to a significant drop in the harvest of damaged timber (timber harvested due to forest deterioration). In 2025, 12.7 million cubic meters of damaged t…
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