Timber removals rose 2.24% to 2,054 '000 cbm in Mauritania in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Mauritania reached an all time high of 2,054 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 668 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, timber removals in Algeria amounted to 8,672 '000 cbm, 6,448 '000 cbm in Mali, 7,098 '000 cbm in Morocco and 6,373 '000 cbm in Senegal in 2015.
Mauritania has been ranked 114th 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 |
| Algeria | '000 cbm | 8,174 | 8,321 | 8,385 | 8,455 | 8,527 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | '000 cbm | 13,771 | 13,956 | 14,134 | 14,316 | 14,502 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | '000 cbm | 797 | 807 | 816 | 826 | 835 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | '000 cbm | 12,552 | 12,610 | 12,661 | 12,714 | 12,768 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | '000 cbm | 7,297 | 7,158 | 7,134 | 7,102 | 7,139 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | '000 cbm | 10,352 | 10,577 | 10,793 | 11,014 | 11,240 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | '000 cbm | 6,190 | 6,215 | 6,257 | 6,282 | 6,308 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 cbm | 13,980 | 16,089 | 15,428 | 14,657 | 15,559 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | '000 cbm | 2,395 | 2,403 | 2,406 | 3,783 | 3,914 |
Helgi Library 
