ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS FOR FORESTRY, 2024
and revised data for the period 2019 – 2023

The value of the total output of forestry at basic prices in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 0.7 billion euro in 2024, which represents an increase of 3.8%, as compared to the previous year.

The gross value added amounted to 0.6 billion euro in 2024, which was an increase of 3.7%, as compared to the previous year.

The forestry labour input increased by 7.8% in the observed period.

The total value of wood sold increased in 2024, as compared to 2023, by 8.6%, while the average prices increased by 6.5%. The increase in the total value of wood sold in 2024, as compared to 2023, was caused by an increase in the value of coniferous wood of 14.4%.

Non-coniferous wood had a share of 89.9% in the total value of wood sold in 2024, while the share of coniferous wood was 10.1%. The average price of coniferous wood in 2024, as compared to 2023, decreased by 1.1%, while the price of non-coniferous wood increased by 7.9%.

The total value of services done in forestry, as compared to the same period of the previous year, increased by 32.8%.

In 2024, as compared to 2023, the value of seeds and sowing material used in forestry increased by 57.4%, and the total value of forest protection agents also increased, by 2.5%. Expressed in euro, expenses for seeds and sowing material rose by about 5.0 million euro, and the expenses for forest protection agents by about 0.01 million euro.

The value of motor fuels consumed decreased in 2024 by 2.1%, as compared to 2023.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Source and methods of data collection

Economic accounts for forestry for the Republic of Croatia are based on survey data of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics and administrative data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as well as from the state enterprise Hrvatske šume d. o. o.

The non-additivity of the sum of individual components of the indicators is the result of applying the method of calculation and rounding at the detailed structure level of categories and subcategories.

Coverage

Economic accounts for forestry cover the whole forestry activity. The coverage includes data of legal entities and parts thereof classified into activities defined in section A Agriculture, forestry and fishing, division 02 Forestry and logging, as well as of legal entities classified into other activities but engaged in the forestry, logging and related service activities according to NKD 2025.

Revised data for the period 2019 – 2023

The reason for implementing the data revision is to improve the methodology and expand the coverage of calculations, thus achieving greater precision and comparability of results.

In accordance with Eurostat’s recommendation, the data for the period 2019 – 2023 have been revised.

The revision is based on the application of updated methodological guidelines and the inclusion of additional data sources and more detailed calculations, thus achieving better compliance with European standards and a higher level of quality of statistical indicators.

Definitions

Total output of forestry equals the sum value of forestry goods output, forestry services output and the value of inseparable non-forestry secondary activities. The accounting period is a calendar year.

It is valuated at basic prices, which means that all subsidies on products and services are included, while all taxes on products and services are excluded.

Intermediate consumption is the value of inputs (products and services) used for forestry production. It is presented at purchase prices.

Gross value added at basic prices equals the total output of forestry at basic prices less intermediate consumption at purchase prices.

Consumption of fixed capital is the value of depreciation of fixed capital goods as a result of normal wear and tear.

Net value added at basic prices equals the gross value added at basic prices less fixed capital consumption.

Factor income equals the net value added less taxes on production plus subsidies on production.

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, during the period of one year.

Net operating surplus / mixed income equals the factor income less the compensation of employees.

Forestry labour input comprises the total number of working hours of all persons and employees who work as salaried or non-salaried labour force on typical jobs in forestry. It is measured by annual work units. The annual work unit is a quotient of the total number of working hours done in forestry during a year and an average number of working hours, which amounts to 1 800 hours per annum for paid work.

Inseparable non-forestry secondary activities include intangible assets (software) and hunting.

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