INVENTORY OF WOOD ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND GHG EMISSIONS FROM WOOD FUELS IN VOJVODINA

Vojvodina is one of the five regions in Serbia, with a population of around 1.9 million residents. By this indicator, Vojvodina is the second-largest region in Serbia. However, with approximately 0.7 million active households, Vojvodina leads the regions in Serbia. Despite the fact that the forest cover in this region is only 7.97%, and gasification has been implemented in many populated areas, close to 40% of households in this region still use wood as a heating fuel. This makes this region interesting for research regarding wood fuel consumption. The results of the conducted research have shown that the consumption of firewood in 2021 amounted to 1.62 million cubic meters, and wood pellets were around 52 thousand tons. The average firewood consumption per household in urban areas was 6.3 cubic meters, while in rural areas, it was 6.9 cubic meters. Translated into energy efficiency parameters, the average consumption of wood energy per 1 square meter of the heated area in urban areas was 199 kWh, and in rural areas, it was 214.5 kWh. The consumption of wood energy in the households measured in kWh/m(2) of the heated area is not satisfactory in this region. Its values are beyond the values of the last class of the energy passport for residential buildings [G class > 188 kWh/m(2) (a)].