Timber removals rose 0.404% to 804 '000 cbm in Botswana in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Botswana reached an all time high of 804 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 606 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Botswana's main peers, timber removals in Namibia amounted to 1,343 '000 cbm, 25,557 '000 cbm in South Africa, 11,125 '000 cbm in Zambia and 9,745 '000 cbm in Zimbabwe in 2015.
Botswana has been ranked 132nd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 6 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 |
| Angola | '000 cbm | 5,024 | 5,136 | 5,235 | 5,335 | 5,442 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | '000 cbm | 784 | 788 | 791 | 795 | 798 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | '000 cbm | 80,101 | 81,134 | 82,347 | 83,505 | 84,689 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | '000 cbm | 2,084 | 2,092 | 2,100 | 2,108 | 2,116 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | '000 cbm | 18,051 | 18,140 | 18,200 | 18,251 | 18,251 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | '000 cbm | 1,356 | 1,328 | 1,275 | 1,308 | 1,286 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | '000 cbm | 30,888 | 28,989 | 27,906 | 29,906 | 26,406 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | '000 cbm | 1,979 | 1,997 | 2,012 | 2,027 | 2,043 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | '000 cbm | 24,902 | 25,150 | 25,383 | 25,905 | 26,408 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | '000 cbm | 10,303 | 10,444 | 10,574 | 10,707 | 10,843 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | '000 cbm | 9,264 | 9,227 | 9,306 | 9,347 | 9,582 |
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