Transfer of Virtual Water of Woody Forest Products from China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Source
2.2. VWWFP Export
2.3. VWWFP Import
2.4. VWWFP Trade Balance
2.5. Contribution to China
2.6. VWWFP Trend
3. Results
3.1. Total VWWFP Transfer
3.1.1. Quantity and Structure
3.1.2. Change in Trend
3.2. Transfer Flow
Total VWWFP Transfer Flow
3.3. Contribution of Nations or Continents to China
3.4. VWWFP Transfer Flow Type
4. Discussions
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgements
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Virtual Type | Export | Import | Net Export |
---|---|---|---|
Virtual water of round-wood (VWR) | 1.63 | 819.56 | −817.93 |
Virtual water of sawn-wood (VWS) | 39.95 | 480.32 | −440.37 |
Virtual water of wood residues and wood charcoal (VWWRC) | 39.61 | 83.74 | −44.13 |
Virtual water of wood-based panels (VWWP) | 804.12 | 206.14 | 597.98 |
Virtual water of wood pulp and recovered paper (VWPRP) | 4.88 | 4013.27 | −4008.39 |
Virtual water of paper and paperboard (VWPP) | 375.75 | 733.60 | −357.85 |
Nation | VWWFP Volume from China (1010 m3) | Share of Import from China (%) | Cumulative Share of Import from China (%) |
---|---|---|---|
United States of America | 20.34 | 18.00 | 18.00 |
Japan | 14.32 | 12.67 | 30.68 |
Republic of Korea | 7.30 | 6.46 | 37.13 |
United Kingdom | 5.18 | 4.58 | 41.71 |
Canada | 4.15 | 3.67 | 45.38 |
Saudi Arabia | 3.74 | 3.31 | 48.70 |
India | 3.15 | 2.79 | 51.48 |
Malaysia | 3.06 | 2.70 | 54.18 |
Thailand | 2.84 | 2.51 | 56.69 |
Germany | 2.58 | 2.28 | 58.98 |
Belgium | 2.56 | 2.26 | 61.24 |
Total export from China to all other countries | 127 |
Nation | VWWFP Volume to China (1011 m3) | Share of Export to China (%) | Cumulative Share of Export to China (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Russian Federation | 8.53 | 13.98 | 13.98 |
Canada | 7.13 | 11.68 | 25.66 |
Indonesia | 6.90 | 11.30 | 36.96 |
United States of America | 6.84 | 11.21 | 48.18 |
Brazil | 3.69 | 6.04 | 54.22 |
Malaysia | 3.48 | 5.70 | 59.92 |
Chile | 2.59 | 4.24 | 64.16 |
Republic of Korea | 2.37 | 3.88 | 68.04 |
New Zealand | 2.14 | 3.51 | 71.54 |
Japan | 1.75 | 2.87 | 74.41 |
Papua New Guinea | 1.71 | 2.80 | 77.21 |
Total import from all other countries to China | 634 |
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Luo, K.; Tao, F.; Moiwo, J.P. Transfer of Virtual Water of Woody Forest Products from China. Sustainability 2018, 10, 410. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10020410
Luo K, Tao F, Moiwo JP. Transfer of Virtual Water of Woody Forest Products from China. Sustainability. 2018; 10(2):410. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10020410
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuo, Kaisheng, Fulu Tao, and Juana P. Moiwo. 2018. "Transfer of Virtual Water of Woody Forest Products from China" Sustainability 10, no. 2: 410. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10020410