Almost three fourths of the national energy requirement come from
biomass fuel which is used primarily for cooking (100 percent of rural
households and 70 percent of urban households) and for lighting.
Bangladesh depends on imports for most wood and wood products, although
there were some minor exports in recent years. The overall balance for
roundlogs is also in serious deficit. In Bangladesh, state forests contribute
less than 37 percent of the total roundwood and 9 percent of bamboo produced.
The rest is produced by private woodlots and homesteads.