1. Forest Products Conversion Factors
FORESTS
Forest Products Conversion Factors
ECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Forest Products Statistics
28 March 2017, Geneva

2. Background of previous work
FORESTS
Work on updated conversion factors was requested at the Working Party Meeting
The late 1980s was the most recent study prior to 2008
Completed in January 2010 and resulted in publication ECE/TIM/DP/49
Factors from 16 countries and one trade association (all from the UNECE region)
Differed from past efforts: explanatory text, more products and sub-products

3. Conversion factors from the FAO Statistical Yearbook vs DP-49
FORESTS

4. New conversion factors project
FORESTS
Joint FAO/ITTO/UNECE - global in scope
Updated and more reliable information with a better harmonization of definitions
Improved conversion factors for wood energy
A credible set of conversion factor from BF log rules to m3 for the North American subregion
Credible, national and regionally defined conversion factors for actual to nominal measurement for forest products
Questionnaires sent out 4/2016; completion late 2017

5. Why is it important?
FORESTS
We use conversion factors everyday for converting from one unit to another for reporting and analysis (e.g. JFSQ, JWEE)
There is a need at the international level for a set of harmonized, impartial, reliable and reasonably accurate conversion factors
There is a strong demand (we receive many requests)
Conversion factors change over time and need to be revised
Conversion factors are needed to construct a wood balance
Recovery = 63.9%
Recovery = 71%

6. Europe/CIS/North America
New conversion factors project
Status of respondents
FORESTS
Europe/CIS/North America
Outside the Region
Submissions
Expecting
Hoping for
Austria
Austria (update)
Belarus
Guyana
South Africa
China
Canada
Canada (update)
Belgium
Japan
Nigeria
Croatia
Portugal
Latvia
Madagascar
Ethiopia
India
Czech Republic (updated)
Russian Federation
Lithuania
Mexico
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Indonesia
Denmark (New)
Serbia
Poland
Suriname
Uganda
Malaysia
Finland (updated)
Slovenia
Slovakia
Ghana
Thailand
France (updated)
Ukraine
Switzerland (update)
United Republic of Tanzania
Turkey
Germany (updated)
Cameroon
Republic of Korea
Ireland
Côte d'Ivoire
Viet Nam
Egypt
China, Taiwan Province of
Moldova (new)
Mozambique
Pakistan
Netherlands (updated)
Gabon
Myanmar
Norway (updated)
Zambia
Philippines
Romania (new)
Congo
Australia
Kenya
New Zealand
Spain
Costa Rica
Papua New Guinea
Sweden
El Salvador
Solomon Islands
Switzerland
Honduras
Fiji
United Kingdom (updated)
Guatemala
United States (update of mbf only)
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Colombia
Paraguay
Uruguay
Ecuador
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Peru
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

7. Thank you! FORESTS Name Surname Position
UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section
Date March 2017, Geneva