Timber removals fell 0.108% to 9,821 '000 cbm in Laos in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Laos reached an all time high of 9,831 '000 cbm in 2014 and an all time low of 5,041 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Laos's main peers, timber removals in Cambodia amounted to 8,064 '000 cbm, 339,683 '000 cbm in China, 33,407 '000 cbm in Thailand and 26,654 '000 cbm in Vietnam in 2015.
Laos has been ranked 61st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Timber Removals | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Cambodia | '000 cbm | 8,704 | 8,730 | 8,583 | 8,446 | 8,314 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 cbm | 339,942 | 350,633 | 346,359 | 341,666 | 347,524 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 cbm | 356,546 | 358,066 | 358,293 | 357,761 | 357,226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 cbm | 16,711 | 17,281 | 18,374 | 18,559 | 21,134 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 cbm | 6,435 | 6,980 | 7,567 | 7,454 | 8,943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 cbm | 22,985 | 22,113 | 20,692 | 20,541 | 19,412 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | '000 cbm | 42,548 | 42,457 | 43,025 | 43,273 | 42,833 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 cbm | 158,900 | 175,499 | 191,225 | 192,055 | 194,461 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 cbm | 33,998 | 33,901 | 33,787 | 33,680 | 33,581 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 cbm | 332,528 | 376,572 | 395,141 | 387,512 | 396,818 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 cbm | 27,850 | 28,200 | 27,100 | 26,800 | 26,322 |
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