Timber removals rose 0% to 12,753 '000 cbm in Colombia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Colombia reached an all time high of 13,258 '000 cbm in 2013 and an all time low of 8,127 '000 cbm in 1962. When compared to Colombia's main peers, timber removals in Brazil amounted to 254,400 '000 cbm, 8,395 '000 cbm in Peru and 5,552 '000 cbm in Venezuela in 2015.
Colombia has been ranked 52nd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 5 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 |
| Bolivia | '000 cbm | 3,242 | 3,293 | 3,311 | 3,329 | 3,348 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | '000 cbm | 226,707 | 235,432 | 253,144 | 266,769 | 260,756 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | '000 cbm | 51,023 | 47,215 | 55,148 | 55,073 | 57,191 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | '000 cbm | 12,572 | 12,376 | 12,145 | 13,237 | 13,258 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | '000 cbm | 1,309 | 1,364 | 1,346 | 1,330 | 1,360 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | '000 cbm | 8,690 | 8,690 | 8,921 | 8,777 | 8,585 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | '000 cbm | 80.1 | 97.8 | 97.5 | 97.2 | 96.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | '000 cbm | 6,359 | 5,905 | 5,830 | 5,421 | 5,518 |
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