The chart illustrates the production of forest industry in the UK during a 20-year period from 1980 to 2000.
It is noticeable that paper and packaging received by far the highest proportion over the period. Also, while this product increased gradually, the opposite was true for the two other categories.
In 1980, around 230 million tonnes of paper and packaging were produced, outnumbering the other two figures for sawn-wood and wood pulp at 200 million tonnes and 170 million tonnes respectively. In 1990, the amount of paper and packaging rose to about 250 million tonnes before surging by 100 million tonnes at the end of the period.
On the other hand, the production of sawn-wood saw a steep decline, reaching its lowest point at 130 million tonnes in 2000. However, there was a fluctuation in the production of wood pulp, then recovering to finish off at less than its original point a bit.
