Timber removals rose 0.834% to 5,922 '000 cbm in Sierra Leone in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Sierra Leone reached an all time high of 5,922 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 4,526 '000 cbm in 1994. When compared to Sierra Leone's main peers, timber removals in Burkina Faso amounted to 14,885 '000 cbm, 12,882 '000 cbm in Guinea, 8,826 '000 cbm in Liberia and 6,448 '000 cbm in Mali in 2015.
Sierra Leone has been ranked 85th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 1 place 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | '000 cbm | 13,771 | 13,956 | 14,134 | 14,316 | 14,502 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | '000 cbm | 37,864 | 39,741 | 40,924 | 42,235 | 43,785 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | '000 cbm | 12,552 | 12,610 | 12,661 | 12,714 | 12,768 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | '000 cbm | 10,358 | 11,303 | 11,345 | 11,391 | 11,440 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | '000 cbm | 7,171 | 7,488 | 7,738 | 8,026 | 8,283 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | '000 cbm | 5,677 | 5,739 | 5,850 | 5,918 | 6,049 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | '000 cbm | 1,794 | 1,839 | 1,880 | 1,922 | 1,965 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | '000 cbm | 10,352 | 10,577 | 10,793 | 11,014 | 11,240 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | '000 cbm | 6,190 | 6,215 | 6,257 | 6,282 | 6,308 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | '000 cbm | 5,667 | 5,705 | 5,743 | 5,783 | 5,827 |
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