Timber removals rose 1.05% to 26,957 '000 cbm in Tanzania in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Tanzania reached an all time high of 26,957 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 12,846 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, timber removals in Kenya amounted to 27,432 '000 cbm, 18,708 '000 cbm in Mozambique, 46,771 '000 cbm in Uganda and 11,125 '000 cbm in Zambia in 2015.
Tanzania has been ranked 26th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 3 places 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 |
| Angola | '000 cbm | 5,024 | 5,136 | 5,235 | 5,335 | 5,442 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | '000 cbm | 80,101 | 81,134 | 82,347 | 83,505 | 84,689 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | '000 cbm | 102,805 | 104,209 | 105,544 | 106,901 | 108,281 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | '000 cbm | 27,479 | 27,533 | 27,541 | 27,432 | 27,432 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | '000 cbm | 6,748 | 6,805 | 6,866 | 6,928 | 6,993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | '000 cbm | 18,051 | 18,140 | 18,200 | 18,251 | 18,251 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | '000 cbm | 6,212 | 6,212 | 6,212 | 6,212 | 6,212 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | '000 cbm | 13,203 | 13,611 | 14,067 | 14,067 | 14,067 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | '000 cbm | 30,888 | 28,989 | 27,906 | 29,906 | 26,406 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,428 | 4,474 | ||
| Tanzania | '000 cbm | 24,902 | 25,150 | 25,383 | 25,905 | 26,408 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | '000 cbm | 43,029 | 43,729 | 45,811 | 45,933 | 45,933 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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