Timber removals rose 1.30% to 11,125 '000 cbm in Zambia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Zambia reached an all time high of 11,125 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 3,595 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Zambia's main peers, timber removals in Angola amounted to 5,643 '000 cbm, 26,957 '000 cbm in Tanzania, 9,745 '000 cbm in Zimbabwe and 87,137 '000 cbm in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2015.
Zambia has been ranked 59th 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 |
| Angola | '000 cbm | 5,024 | 5,136 | 5,235 | 5,335 | 5,442 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | '000 cbm | 784 | 788 | 791 | 795 | 798 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | '000 cbm | 2,657 | 2,632 | 2,732 | 2,731 | 2,650 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | '000 cbm | 3,295 | 3,371 | 3,448 | 3,703 | 3,634 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | '000 cbm | 80,101 | 81,134 | 82,347 | 83,505 | 84,689 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | '000 cbm | 27,479 | 27,533 | 27,541 | 27,432 | 27,432 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | '000 cbm | 18,051 | 18,140 | 18,200 | 18,251 | 18,251 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | '000 cbm | 1,356 | 1,328 | 1,275 | 1,308 | 1,286 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | '000 cbm | 30,888 | 28,989 | 27,906 | 29,906 | 26,406 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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