Timber removals fell 0.214% to 20,361 '000 cbm in Malaysia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Malaysia reached an all time high of 48,890 '000 cbm in 1992 and an all time low of 13,007 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Malaysia's main peers, timber removals in Cambodia amounted to 8,064 '000 cbm, 30.2 '000 cbm in Singapore, 33,407 '000 cbm in Thailand and 26,654 '000 cbm in Vietnam in 2015.
Malaysia has been ranked 33rd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 8 places below 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 cbm | 110,147 | 113,849 | 117,994 | 117,522 | 115,232 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 cbm | 16,267 | 15,955 | 16,157 | 16,042 | 16,241 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 cbm | 33.3 | 32.8 | 32.2 | 31.7 | 31.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 cbm | 33,998 | 33,901 | 33,787 | 33,680 | 33,581 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 cbm | 27,850 | 28,200 | 27,100 | 26,800 | 26,322 |
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