Production of sawlogs and veneer logs rose 0% to 682,000 '000 cbm in El Salvador in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of sawlogs and veneer logs in El Salvador reached an all time high of 682,000 '000 cbm in 2018 and an all time low of 54,000 '000 cbm in 1976. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, production of sawlogs and veneer logs in Costa Rica amounted to 1,070,577 '000 cbm, 638,804 '000 cbm in Guatemala, 452,778 '000 cbm in Honduras and 133,655 '000 cbm in Nicaragua in 2018.
El Salvador has been ranked 75th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of production of sawlogs and veneer logs, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Production of Sawlogs and Veneer Logs | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Belize | '000 cbm | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | '000 cbm | 1,117,000 | 1,117,000 | 1,062,705 | 1,076,701 | 1,070,577 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | '000 cbm | 682,000 | 682,000 | 682,000 | 682,000 | 682,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | '000 cbm | 638,804 | 638,804 | 638,804 | 638,804 | 638,804 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | '000 cbm | 667,031 | 660,155 | 656,146 | 1,004,286 | 1,013,956 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 cbm | 4,550,000 | 4,756,000 | 5,367,000 | 6,411,000 | 6,671,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | '000 cbm | 118,000 | 118,000 | 118,000 | 137,413 | 133,655 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | '000 cbm | 251,000 | 258,500 | 254,000 | 379,090 | 407,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 cbm | 156,784,000 | 160,471,000 | 166,429,000 | 171,272,378 | 185,837,357 |
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