Timber removals rose 25.1% to 1,197 '000 cbm in Equatorial Guinea in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Equatorial Guinea reached an all time high of 1,223 '000 cbm in 1999 and an all time low of 405 '000 cbm in 1977. When compared to Equatorial Guinea's main peers, timber removals in Cameroon amounted to 13,926 '000 cbm, 3,590 '000 cbm in Congo, 3,270 '000 cbm in Gabon and 75,310 '000 cbm in Nigeria in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea has been ranked 124th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 3 places 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Benin | '000 cbm | 6,655 | 6,742 | 6,785 | 6,885 | 6,880 | ||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | '000 cbm | 11,693 | 12,254 | 12,434 | 12,136 | 12,870 | ||||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | '000 cbm | 2,657 | 2,632 | 2,732 | 2,731 | 2,650 | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | '000 cbm | 7,710 | 7,831 | 7,945 | 8,061 | 8,180 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
Equatorial Guinea | '000 cbm | 972 | 757 | 784 | 823 | 837 | ||||||||||||||||
Gabon | '000 cbm | 3,570 | 2,870 | 2,570 | 2,870 | 3,070 | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | '000 cbm | 10,352 | 10,577 | 10,793 | 11,014 | 11,240 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | '000 cbm | 72,211 | 72,633 | 73,018 | 73,417 | 73,832 |