FAO’s forest products statistics present figures for the production and trade (quantity and value) of forest
products, covering 55 product categories, 21 product groups, and 245 countries and territories. Final
statistics are released at the end of each year and can be found in the FAOSTAT-Forestry database from
December, before they are published in the Yearbook of Forest Products the following April. The database
has statistics from 1961 onwards, and the yearbooks date back to 1947. This note presents highlights and recent trends in data for each of the main product groups, as well as a short summary of recent changes or improvements in statistics.