Timber removals rose 1.30% to 111,109 '000 cbm in Ethiopia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Ethiopia reached an all time high of 111,109 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 78,482 '000 cbm in 1993. When compared to Ethiopia's main peers, timber removals in Eritrea amounted to 1,023 '000 cbm, 27,432 '000 cbm in Kenya, 14,148 '000 cbm in Somalia and 16,368 '000 cbm in Sudan in 2015.
Ethiopia has been ranked 7th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 2 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 |
Chad | '000 cbm | 7,710 | 7,831 | 7,945 | 8,061 | 8,180 | ||||||||||||||||
Djibouti | '000 cbm | 349 | 356 | 362 | 367 | 373 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | '000 cbm | 17,665 | 17,779 | 17,824 | 17,869 | 17,914 | ||||||||||||||||
Eritrea | '000 cbm | 897 | 927 | 965 | 992 | 1,023 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | '000 cbm | 13,203 | 13,611 | 14,067 | 14,067 | 14,067 | ||||||||||||||||
South Sudan | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,428 | 4,474 | ||
Sudan | '000 cbm | 20,720 | 20,949 | ... | 15,686 | 15,841 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | '000 cbm | 425 | 441 | 456 | 472 | 489 |