Key facts
- Roundwood removals increased by 18% in 2025, reaching 5.2 million cubic metres.
- The total value of roundwood removals in 2025 was €238 million.
- Storm Éowyn in early 2025 likely contributed to the rise in roundwood removals.
- Privately-owned forests accounted for 57% of total wood removed, with removals from private forests rising by 48% compared to 2024.
- Large sawlogs (used in construction) represented 36% of total removals volume in 2025.
New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal that the volume of roundwood removals from Irish forests increased by 18% in 2025, reaching 5.2 million cubic metres. This marks the highest volume recorded in the 2015-2025 time series. The total value of these removals in 2025 was €238 million, a 1% increase from 2024 and a 6% decrease from the 2022 high. The CSO statistician, Niamh Shanahan, noted that the impact of Storm Éowyn in early 2025 likely contributed to the rise in removals. Privately-owned forests accounted for the majority of wood removed (57%), with removals from these forests increasing by 48% compared to 2024, while removals from publicly-owned forests fell by 6%. This is the first year in the series where private forest removals exceeded public forest removals. Nearly all wood removed (99%) came from coniferous trees. The largest product share was large sawlogs (36%), used in construction, followed by small sawlogs (28%) and pulpwood (24%), which together accounted for approximately 90% of all wood removed.