Timber removals rose 2.09% to 14,062 '000 cbm in Madagascar in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Madagascar reached an all time high of 14,062 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 2,598 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Madagascar's main peers, timber removals in Mozambique amounted to 18,708 '000 cbm, 25,557 '000 cbm in South Africa, 2,075 '000 cbm in Swaziland and 26,957 '000 cbm in Tanzania in 2015.
Madagascar has been ranked 47th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 4 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 |
| Botswana | '000 cbm | 784 | 788 | 791 | 795 | 798 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | '000 cbm | 27,479 | 27,533 | 27,541 | 27,432 | 27,432 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | '000 cbm | 2,084 | 2,092 | 2,100 | 2,108 | 2,116 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | '000 cbm | 13,345 | 13,381 | 13,381 | 13,326 | 13,490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | '000 cbm | 6,748 | 6,805 | 6,866 | 6,928 | 6,993 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | '000 cbm | 1,979 | 1,997 | 2,012 | 2,027 | 2,043 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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