Timber removals rose 3.82% to 46,628 '000 cbm in Ghana in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Ghana reached an all time high of 46,628 '000 cbm in 2015 and an all time low of 8,223 '000 cbm in 1961. When compared to Ghana's main peers, timber removals in Benin amounted to 7,005 '000 cbm, 11,549 '000 cbm in Ivory Coast and 4,581 '000 cbm in Togo in 2015.
Ghana has been ranked 17th 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | '000 cbm | 5,677 | 5,739 | 5,850 | 5,918 | 6,049 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | '000 cbm | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 | 4,590 |
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