Timber removals fell 5.67% to 10,550 '000 cbm in the United Kingdom in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 11,184 '000 cbm in 2014 and an all time low of 2,928 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, timber removals in Belgium amounted to 5,412 '000 cbm, 52,641 '000 cbm in France, 55,613 '000 cbm in Germany and 2,908 '000 cbm in Ireland in 2015.
United Kingdom has been ranked 60th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 6 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 |
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Canada | '000 cbm | 116,306 | 142,013 | 148,178 | 148,183 | 152,076 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.47 | 3.62 | 3.64 | ||
| Ireland | '000 cbm | 2,429 | 2,618 | 2,635 | 2,580 | 2,760 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 cbm | 8,080 | 7,844 | 7,744 | 5,937 | 5,868 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 274 | 275 | 261 | 272 | 310 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 cbm | 1,016 | 1,081 | 982 | 955 | 1,108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 cbm | 34,629 | 35,467 | 37,180 | 38,015 | 38,939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 cbm | 13,980 | 16,089 | 15,428 | 14,657 | 15,559 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 cbm | 8,624 | 9,718 | 10,020 | 10,120 | 10,821 |
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