Non coniferous wood fuel market in Polynesia

Earlier Report Observations

The non-coniferous wood fuel market in Polynesia experienced a period of gradual expansion from 2018 to 2023, with production volumes slowly increasing each year. This steady growth was set against a backdrop of evolving energy policy, beginning with the 2018 proposal to institute a local energy code for French Polynesia, which helped frame wood fuel's role in the energy mix. The entry of a new local company, SARL BOIS LOCAL POLYNESIE, established in 2017, also contributed to the developing local forestry sector. By 2020, further regulatory clarification of the energy code and the establishment of an electricity solidarity mechanism continued to shape the market environment, with the total market volume reaching 76 795 m³ that year.

The market's development continued in 2021, influenced by a specific legislative push to structure the local forestry sector through a draft law on logging in privately owned Caribbean pine plantations. This initiative aimed to boost domestic wood production, coinciding with a slight rise in imports to 33 m³ and bringing the total market size to 76 832 m³. In 2022, a review of competition in the hydrocarbon supply sector indirectly highlighted alternative energy sources like wood fuel, a year where the market volume saw a minor adjustment to 76 814 m³, effectively marking a period of stabilization.

Market conditions further evolved in 2023 with the digitalization of industrial property publication in Polynesia, simplifying the protection of innovations for local wood industry businesses. This coincided with production reaching 76 820 m³ and the market volume growing to 76 892 m³. Looking ahead to 2024, public tenders for wood-frame housing and agricultural building construction signaled ongoing institutional demand for local timber, potentially supporting the wood fuel sector's supply chain, while consumer prices rose by 1.4%, which could affect consumption costs.

Production non coniferous wood fuel in Polynesia

In kind, 2017-2020, m³

Top producers of non coniferous wood fuel, 2017-2020

World map of production of non coniferous wood fuel, 2017-2020

In Polynesia, production of non-coniferous wood fuel reached 76,791 m³ in 2020, showing minimal change compared to 2019. The most significant fluctuations occurred in 2018, with both the largest decline and increase recorded at 0.0%.

Annual dynamics of production in Polynesia in kind, 2017-2020, m³

Exports non coniferous wood fuel from Polynesia

Market reports indicate that Polynesia did not export any non-coniferous wood fuel between 2017 and 2020.

Imports non coniferous wood fuel to Polynesia

Imports in kind, m³

Polynesia's imports of non-coniferous wood fuel totaled 4.01 m³ in 2020, marking a substantial 22.9% decrease from 2019.

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Polynesia in kind, 2017-2020, m³

From 2017 to 2020, New Zealand dominated the import structure for non-coniferous wood fuel in Polynesia, consistently representing 93.8% of total imports in volume.

Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2017-2020

World map of product's imports to Polynesia in kind, 2017-2020

Imports in value, $ US

The value of Polynesia's non-coniferous wood fuel imports was $1,624 US in 2020, a 57.9% drop compared to the previous year.

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Polynesia in value, 2017-2020, $ US

Between 2017 and 2020, France was the primary supplier of non-coniferous wood fuel to Polynesia in value terms, accounting for 70.4% of total imports, with the remaining share distributed among a diverse group of other countries.

Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2017-2020

World map of product's imports to Polynesia in value, 2017-2020