The future of the German spruce
High availability until 2035, followed by a dramatic decrease – halved stocks and supply from 2050
Climate change is causing major changes in forests. The Fourth National Forest Inventory (2012-2022) carried out in Germany shows this. In those ten years, spruce stocks decreased by 17% to just over 1 billion m³ – in contrast to pine, where an increase in stocks was recorded (+24 M. m³ between 2012 and 2022). With a growing area of 2.3 million ha, spruce ranks second, right behind pine (2.4 million ha).
