Timber removals fell 0.120% to 25.9 '000 cbm in Lebanon in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Lebanon reached an all time high of 90.5 '000 cbm in 1997 and an all time low of 25.2 '000 cbm in 1999. When compared to Lebanon's main peers, timber removals in Cyprus amounted to 10.6 '000 cbm, 27.0 '000 cbm in Israel, 347 '000 cbm in Jordan and 72.4 '000 cbm in Syria in 2015.
Lebanon has been ranked 161st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 4 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 |
| Cyprus | '000 cbm | 9.88 | 8.96 | 8.50 | 11.0 | 9.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | '000 cbm | 17,665 | 17,779 | 17,824 | 17,869 | 17,914 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | '000 cbm | 1,034 | 1,048 | 1,196 | 1,612 | 1,586 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | '000 cbm | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | '000 cbm | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | '000 cbm | 298 | 306 | 314 | 322 | 330 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | '000 cbm | 26.1 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | '000 cbm | 240 | 247 | 254 | 261 | 268 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | '000 cbm | 67.0 | 67.9 | 68.0 | 69.6 | 70.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | '000 cbm | 19,300 | 20,597 | 21,039 | 21,959 | 20,858 |
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