Timber removals rose 2.83% to 2,908 '000 cbm in Ireland in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Ireland reached an all time high of 2,908 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 245 '000 cbm in 1974. When compared to Ireland's main peers, timber removals in Canada amounted to 155,997 '000 cbm, 52,641 '000 cbm in France, 3.64 '000 cbm in Iceland and 10,550 '000 cbm in United Kingdom in 2015.
Ireland has been ranked 109th 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 |
Australia | '000 cbm | 30,316 | 30,414 | 31,394 | 28,242 | 27,324 | ||||||||||||||||
Belgium | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,395 | 4,827 | 5,128 | 5,128 | 5,512 | |||||||||||
Canada | '000 cbm | 116,306 | 142,013 | 148,178 | 148,183 | 152,076 | ||||||||||||||||
Denmark | '000 cbm | 2,813 | 2,669 | 2,583 | 2,446 | 3,180 | ||||||||||||||||
France | '000 cbm | 54,447 | 55,808 | 55,041 | 51,495 | 51,304 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | '000 cbm | 48,073 | 54,418 | 56,142 | 52,338 | 53,207 | ||||||||||||||||
Iceland | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.47 | 3.62 | 3.64 | ||
Ireland | '000 cbm | 2,429 | 2,618 | 2,635 | 2,580 | 2,760 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | '000 cbm | 8,080 | 7,844 | 7,744 | 5,937 | 5,868 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | '000 cbm | 43,878 | 43,870 | 43,714 | 44,234 | 44,198 | ||||||||||||||||
Norway | '000 cbm | 8,884 | 10,443 | 10,291 | 10,572 | 11,598 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | '000 cbm | 13,980 | 16,089 | 15,428 | 14,657 | 15,559 | ||||||||||||||||
Sweden | '000 cbm | 65,100 | 72,200 | 71,900 | 69,499 | 69,600 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | '000 cbm | 332,528 | 376,572 | 395,141 | 387,512 | 396,818 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | '000 cbm | 8,624 | 9,718 | 10,020 | 10,120 | 10,821 |