Timber removals rose 1.32% to 14,885 '000 cbm in Burkina Faso in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of 14,885 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 6,233 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Burkina Faso's main peers, timber removals in Ghana amounted to 46,628 '000 cbm, 11,549 '000 cbm in Ivory Coast, 6,448 '000 cbm in Mali and 11,711 '000 cbm in Niger in 2015.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 45th 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 |
| Algeria | '000 cbm | 8,174 | 8,321 | 8,385 | 8,455 | 8,527 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | '000 cbm | 6,655 | 6,742 | 6,785 | 6,885 | 6,880 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | '000 cbm | 13,771 | 13,956 | 14,134 | 14,316 | 14,502 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | '000 cbm | 7,710 | 7,831 | 7,945 | 8,061 | 8,180 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | '000 cbm | 37,864 | 39,741 | 40,924 | 42,235 | 43,785 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | '000 cbm | 12,552 | 12,610 | 12,661 | 12,714 | 12,768 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | '000 cbm | 10,358 | 11,303 | 11,345 | 11,391 | 11,440 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | '000 cbm | 7,171 | 7,488 | 7,738 | 8,026 | 8,283 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | '000 cbm | 1,055 | 1,068 | 1,080 | 1,091 | 1,103 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | '000 cbm | 10,352 | 10,577 | 10,793 | 11,014 | 11,240 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | '000 cbm | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 |
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