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Global Increase in the Consumption of Lignocellulosic Biomass as Energy Source: Necessity for Sustained Optimisation of Agroforestry Technologies

Table 3

Asia’s production, trade, and consumption of wood fuel in 2004.

RegionTotal wood fuel volume
(1000 m3)
ProductionImportsExportsConsumption

Central Asia2146522148
East Asia19954586199547
South Asia37996000379960
Southeast Asia18687432186875
Western Asia612330116422

Asia’s total77464731711774953

Source: adapted from FAO [8].