Timber removals rose 0% to 5,412 '000 cbm in Belgium in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Belgium reached an all time high of 5,512 '000 cbm in 2013 and an all time low of 4,215 '000 cbm in 2001. When compared to Belgium's main peers, timber removals in France amounted to 52,641 '000 cbm, 55,613 '000 cbm in Germany, 381 '000 cbm in Luxembourg and 1,217 '000 cbm in Netherlands in 2015.
Belgium has been ranked 90th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals.
| Timber Removals | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | '000 cbm | 16,727 | 17,831 | 18,696 | 18,021 | 17,390 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,395 | 4,827 | 5,128 | 5,128 | 5,512 | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 cbm | 8,080 | 7,844 | 7,744 | 5,937 | 5,868 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | '000 cbm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 274 | 275 | 261 | 272 | 310 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 cbm | 1,016 | 1,081 | 982 | 955 | 1,108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 cbm | 34,629 | 35,467 | 37,180 | 38,015 | 38,939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 cbm | 13,980 | 16,089 | 15,428 | 14,657 | 15,559 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 cbm | 8,624 | 9,718 | 10,020 | 10,120 | 10,821 |
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