Timber removals fell 12.3% to 5,052 '000 cbm in Italy in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Italy reached an all time high of 12,221 '000 cbm in 1968 and an all time low of 5,052 '000 cbm in 2015. When compared to Italy's main peers, timber removals in Austria amounted to 17,550 '000 cbm, 52,641 '000 cbm in France, 5,054 '000 cbm in Slovenia and 4,191 '000 cbm in Switzerland in 2015.
Italy has been ranked 95th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 30 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 |
| Austria | '000 cbm | 16,727 | 17,831 | 18,696 | 18,021 | 17,390 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,395 | 4,827 | 5,128 | 5,128 | 5,512 | |||||||||||
| Croatia | '000 cbm | 4,242 | 4,477 | 5,258 | 5,714 | 5,436 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 cbm | 54,447 | 55,808 | 55,041 | 51,495 | 51,304 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 cbm | 48,073 | 54,418 | 56,142 | 52,338 | 53,207 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | '000 cbm | 5,244 | 5,740 | 6,232 | 5,946 | 6,027 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 cbm | 8,080 | 7,844 | 7,744 | 5,937 | 5,868 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | '000 cbm | 2,930 | 2,945 | 3,388 | 3,341 | 3,415 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 cbm | 13,980 | 16,089 | 15,428 | 14,657 | 15,559 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | '000 cbm | 4,702 | 4,938 | 4,861 | 4,659 | 4,734 |
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