Timber removals rose 0.594% to 75,310 '000 cbm in Nigeria in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Nigeria reached an all time high of 75,310 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 38,561 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, timber removals in Benin amounted to 7,005 '000 cbm, 13,926 '000 cbm in Cameroon, 8,424 '000 cbm in Chad and 11,711 '000 cbm in Niger in 2015.
Nigeria has been ranked 10th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 1 place 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 |
| Algeria | '000 cbm | 8,174 | 8,321 | 8,385 | 8,455 | 8,527 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | '000 cbm | 6,655 | 6,742 | 6,785 | 6,885 | 6,880 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | '000 cbm | 13,771 | 13,956 | 14,134 | 14,316 | 14,502 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | '000 cbm | 11,693 | 12,254 | 12,434 | 12,136 | 12,870 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | '000 cbm | 2,657 | 2,632 | 2,732 | 2,731 | 2,650 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | '000 cbm | 7,710 | 7,831 | 7,945 | 8,061 | 8,180 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | '000 cbm | 3,570 | 2,870 | 2,570 | 2,870 | 3,070 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | '000 cbm | 1,055 | 1,068 | 1,080 | 1,091 | 1,103 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | '000 cbm | 5,677 | 5,739 | 5,850 | 5,918 | 6,049 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | '000 cbm | 10,352 | 10,577 | 10,793 | 11,014 | 11,240 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | '000 cbm | 72,211 | 72,633 | 73,018 | 73,417 | 73,832 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | '000 cbm | 20,720 | 20,949 | ... | 15,686 | 15,841 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | '000 cbm | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 |
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