Production of sawlogs and veneer logs rose 7.36% to 407,000 '000 cbm in Panama in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, production of sawlogs and veneer logs in Panama reached an all time high of 407,000 '000 cbm in 2018 and an all time low of 2,000 '000 cbm in 2004. When compared to Panama's main peers, production of sawlogs and veneer logs in Colombia amounted to 824,855 '000 cbm, 1,070,577 '000 cbm in Costa Rica, 452,778 '000 cbm in Honduras and 133,655 '000 cbm in Nicaragua in 2018.
Panama has been ranked 84th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of production of sawlogs and veneer logs, 30 places above 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | '000 cbm | 56,668,000 | 51,202,000 | 51,720,000 | 55,010,000 | 56,370,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | '000 cbm | 1,049,000 | 992,000 | 852,740 | 824,855 | 805,801 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | '000 cbm | 1,295,113 | 1,128,296 | 1,037,366 | 942,362 | 909,218 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 cbm | 156,784,000 | 160,471,000 | 166,429,000 | 171,272,378 | 185,837,357 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | '000 cbm | 299,000 | 299,000 | 299,000 | 299,000 | 299,000 |
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