Korea Forest Service: "Forest Industry Annual Sales in 2021 Reach 161 Trillion Won"

It was found that the annual sales revenue in the forest industry sector reached 161 trillion won in 2021.

Scenic view of Sudosan Natural Recreation Forest. Photo unrelated to the article. Provided by Korea Forest Service.

The Korea Forest Service announced on the 13th that it conducted the '2022 Forest Industry Survey (Pilot)' based on the special classification of the forest industry, which led to this result.

In that year, there were approximately 160,000 forest industry businesses, and about 610,000 workers were employed in these businesses.

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The forest industry refers to economic activities related to the creation, management, and utilization of forest resources such as forest products, as well as industries providing goods and services using forests.

In 2020, the Korea Forest Service subdivided the forest industry into 130 categories through the 'Special Classification of the Forest Industry.' Previously, the industry was classified into four categories: forestry, logging, forest product collection, and forestry services. The subdivision was made because the previous classification had limitations in explaining other forest industries such as the wood industry and forest recreation.

Additional detailed information about the survey results can be found or downloaded on the Korea Forest Service website (Forest Statistics).

Lee Seon-mi, head of the Forest Big Data Team at the Korea Forest Service, said, “The forest industry survey is conducted to fully grasp the scale of the forest industry, which was previously limited to domestic forestry gross domestic product (GDP). The Korea Forest Service will proceed with administrative procedures such as designation as a national approved statistic to enhance the statistical quality of the forest industry survey and increase its policy utilization.”

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