Timber removals rose 0.714% to 7,005 '000 cbm in Benin in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Benin reached an all time high of 7,005 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 5,020 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Benin's main peers, timber removals in Burkina Faso amounted to 14,885 '000 cbm, 11,711 '000 cbm in Niger, 75,310 '000 cbm in Nigeria and 4,581 '000 cbm in Togo in 2015.
Benin has been ranked 77th 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | '000 cbm | 7,710 | 7,831 | 7,945 | 8,061 | 8,180 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | '000 cbm | 37,864 | 39,741 | 40,924 | 42,235 | 43,785 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | '000 cbm | 10,358 | 11,303 | 11,345 | 11,391 | 11,440 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | '000 cbm | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 |
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