Timber removals rose 1.16% to 855 '000 cbm in Gambia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Gambia reached an all time high of 855 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 215 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Gambia's main peers, timber removals in Guinea Bissau amounted to 2,923 '000 cbm, 6,448 '000 cbm in Mali, 2,054 '000 cbm in Mauritania and 6,373 '000 cbm in Senegal in 2015.
Gambia has been ranked 130th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 2 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | '000 cbm | 13,771 | 13,956 | 14,134 | 14,316 | 14,502 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | '000 cbm | 797 | 807 | 816 | 826 | 835 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | '000 cbm | 12,552 | 12,610 | 12,661 | 12,714 | 12,768 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | '000 cbm | 2,693 | 2,732 | 2,769 | 2,807 | 2,845 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | '000 cbm | 7,297 | 7,158 | 7,134 | 7,102 | 7,139 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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