Timber removals rose 0.388% to 7,636 '000 cbm in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 7,636 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 2,867 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, timber removals in China amounted to 339,683 '000 cbm, 21,328 '000 cbm in Japan, 5,179 '000 cbm in South Korea and 26,654 '000 cbm in Vietnam in 2015.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 73rd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 3 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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