Germany saw a damaged wood accrual of around 27 million sm³ this year. Storm Friedericke threw 17.1 million sm³ and the dry summer caused another 10 million sm³ of damaged wood. With this, the damaged wood accrual in Germany makes for 50% of the country's cutting volume.
Czech Republic confirmed last week the accrual of 20 million sm³ of beetle-infested wood this year with an additional ~3.8 million sm³ due to storms early in the year.
Italy saw 13 million sm³ of damaged wood due to storm Vaia which roughly equals the cutting capacity of one year.
As for Austria, around 7 million sm³ of damaged wood are suspected half of which is due to beetle-infestation and storms.
| Beetle-infested wood and windthrow in 1,000 sm³ | ||||||||||
| Country | 2017 | 2018 |
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| Beetle-infested wood | Wind-fallen wood | Damaged wood | Beetle-infested wood | Wind-fallen wood | Damaged wood | Cutting volume* | Damaged wood % | |||
| Germany | 6,000 | 4,650 | 10,650 | 10,000 | 17,100 | 27,100 | 54,000 | 20% | 50% | 2018 storm Friederike claimed 17 million sm³; 10 million sm³ beetle-infested wood estimation |
| Czech Repulic | 2,500 | 7,500 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 3,800 | 23,800 | 25,000 | 40% | 95% | March storm; Beetle-infested wood 15 to 20 million sm³ |
| Italy | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | – | 100% | Vaia threw around 13 m. sm³ |
| Austria | 3,500 | 3,000 | 6,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 7,000 | 19,000 | 34% | 37% | conservative estimate: This year's beetle-infested wood just like 2017; cutting volume +7% compared to 2017; windfallen wood (Carinthia 1 m. sm³) plus thunderthorms (300,000 sm³); plus 2.2 m. sm³ Vaia |
| Switzerland | 320 | 50 | 370 | 400 | 1,500 | 1,900 | 4,700 | 8% | 40% | Beetle-infestation 2018: upward trend, but no explosion |
| Total | 12,320 | 15,200 | 27,520 | 33,900 | 38,900 | 72,800 | 115,700 | 24% | 63% | +265% from 2017 to 2018 |
