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TABLE 10.2 Estimated World Total Wood Fuels Consumption, 2002
FUELWOOD Million tonnes Million m 3 PJ Million toe %

Africa 441 609 6088 145.4 31.3
North and Central America 121 167 1673 40.0 8.6
South America 111 153 1528 36.5 7.9
Asia 671 925 9254 221.0 47.6
Europe 58 81 806 19.2 4.1
Oceania 6 9 86 2.0 0.4
Total World 1411 1946 19458 464.7 100.0
Million tonnes Million m 3
CHARCOAL of charcoal wood* PJ Million toe %
Africa 15 89 453 10.8 50.5
North and Central America 2 12 64 1.5 7.1
South America 7 42 211 5.1 23.6
Asia 5 29 145 3.5 16.2
Europe 1 4 23 0.5 2.5
Oceania 0 0 1 0.0 0.1
Total World 29 176 897 21.4 100.0
* Estimated amount of wood used for charcoal production.
Million m 3
BLACK LIQUOR wood equivalent PJ Million toe %

Africa No data No data No data No data
North and Central America 160 1599 38.2 49.4
South America 60 601 14.4 18.6
Asia 41 414 9.9 12.8
Europe 59 592 14.1 18.3
Oceania 3 29 0.7 0.9
Total World 323 3234 77.3 100.0
TOTAL WOOD FUELS Million tonnes Million m 3 PJ Million toe %
Africa 698 6541 156.2 27.7
North and Central America 340 3335 79.7 14.1
South America 255 2341 56.0 9.9
Asia 995 9812 234.4 41.6
Europe 144 1420 33.8 6.0
Oceania 12 115 2.7 0.5
Total World 1771 2443 23589 563.4 100.0
Note: Total World figures include small amounts for Middle East.

and power production. Almost all this industry’s energy needs are met by black liquors, with
surplus electricity being sold to the public grid in some cases. About 50 percent of black
liquor consumption takes place in North America, followed by Europe and South America,
both with about 19 percent, and Asia with 13 percent.
Some industry associations are also making special voluntary contributions to reduce the
consumption of fossil fuels and increase the use of wood-based energy. For instance, the
European paper industry aims to achieve an approximately 25 percent increase in the amount