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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 04 Apr 2024

Growing stock

Bioeconomy

The living tree component of the standing volume.

UNECE/FAO, 2000, Main report, Forest Resources of Europe, CIS, North America, Australia, Japan and New Zealand (TBFRA 2000), UNECE/FAO Contribution to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000. United Nations, New York and Geneva.

Source category: International Organisation

Volume over bark of all living trees with a minimum diameter of 10 cm at breast height (or above buttress if these are higher). Includes the stem from ground level up to a top diameter of 0 cm, excluding branches.

FAO. 2023. “Terms and Definitions - FRA 2025.” Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) Working Paper 194. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Source category: International Organisation