Introduction

The UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section in collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Commission (EC) decided in June 2006 to develop and launch a "Joint Wood Energy Enquiry.  

Wood energy data are often scattered or lost within renewable energy statistics, making it difficult to assess and evaluate the real role of wood as a renewable source of energy.

The Enquiry aims at improving knowledge and understanding of wood energy consumption and tries to shed light on the potential and future perspective of wood energy in the region.

It collects data of both sources and uses of wood and promotes cooperation between the energy and forest sectors, providing a comprehensive framework on the role of wood energy in Member States.  

Latest Fact Sheet on Wood Energy

This contains an overview of the JWEE 2009 results.  For the detailed please consult links below.

2009 Joint Wood Energy Enquiry

National correspondents from over 20 UNECE Member States have coordinated and sent 2009 data for their countries. The first results of the Enquiry have already been presented in October 2011 at the 69th Session of the UNECE Timber Committee.    

As in the past enquiries conducted for the reference years 2005 and 2007, results from the 2009 JWEE confirm the position of wood as the principal source of renewable energy in the UNECE region. For further details, please consult the links below.

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• Database
• Country profiles
• Questionnaire sheet (coming soon)

Disclaimer:  Any data comparisons between reference years are only indicative, due to changes in national and international statistical methodologies.