The graph illustrates the production of three forest industry products in an European country – namely timber, pulp, and paper between 1980 and 2000. Overall, the production of all products experienced an upward trend, albeit to varying degrees. Of particular note is that the figure for paper, despite remaining marginally below other products initially, ultimately became a clear frontrunner by the end of the period.
At the beginning of the period, pulp stood at around 6 million tons, followed by a noticeable fall to nearly 2 million tons in the middle of 1980. In the following years, however, the figure rose considerably with minor fluctuations, concluding the period at roughly 10 million tons. Meanwhile, the figure for timber increased from around 5 million tons in 1980 to slightly above 10 million tons in 1985 before witnessing a fall with mild fluctuations towards the end, ending the period at under 8 million tons.
The production of paper was at approximately 4 million tons in 1980 – the lowest figure that year. Thereafter, it experienced uninterrupted growth to just over 9 million tons in around 1997 before rising sharply to slightly above 12 million tons, eventually overtaking the figures for other products.
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