Timber removals rose 0% to 5,179 '000 cbm in South Korea in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in South Korea reached an all time high of 5,653 '000 cbm in 2009 and an all time low of 3,497 '000 cbm in 1997. When compared to South Korea's main peers, timber removals in China amounted to 339,683 '000 cbm, 7,636 '000 cbm in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 21,328 '000 cbm in Japan and 26,654 '000 cbm in Vietnam in 2015.
South Korea has been ranked 92nd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals.
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | '000 cbm | 7,449 | 7,487 | 7,527 | 7,547 | 7,576 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 cbm | 158,900 | 175,499 | 191,225 | 192,055 | 194,461 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 cbm | 5,653 | 3,984 | 4,210 | 4,506 | 4,897 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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