Timber removals rose 13.0% to 658 '000 cbm in Suriname in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Suriname reached an all time high of 658 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 131 '000 cbm in 1993. When compared to Suriname's main peers, timber removals in Brazil amounted to 254,400 '000 cbm, 1,286 '000 cbm in Guyana, 96.4 '000 cbm in Trinidad and Tobago and 5,552 '000 cbm in Venezuela in 2015.
Suriname has been ranked 136th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 1 place 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 |
| Bolivia | '000 cbm | 3,242 | 3,293 | 3,311 | 3,329 | 3,348 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | '000 cbm | 226,707 | 235,432 | 253,144 | 266,769 | 260,756 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | '000 cbm | 12,572 | 12,376 | 12,145 | 13,237 | 13,258 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | '000 cbm | 1,309 | 1,364 | 1,346 | 1,330 | 1,360 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | '000 cbm | 8,690 | 8,690 | 8,921 | 8,777 | 8,585 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suriname | '000 cbm | 307 | 343 | 460 | 528 | 485 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | '000 cbm | 80.1 | 97.8 | 97.5 | 97.2 | 96.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | '000 cbm | 6,359 | 5,905 | 5,830 | 5,421 | 5,518 |
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