Timber removals rose 0% to 167 '000 cbm in Belize in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, timber removals in Belize reached an all time high of 188 '000 cbm in 1988 and an all time low of 98.6 '000 cbm in 1969. When compared to Belize's main peers, timber removals in Guatemala amounted to 20,538 '000 cbm, 8,875 '000 cbm in Honduras, 44,209 '000 cbm in Mexico and 412,917 '000 cbm in USA in 2015.
Belize has been ranked 148th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of timber removals, 6 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 |
| Belize | '000 cbm | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 cbm | 116,306 | 142,013 | 148,178 | 148,183 | 152,076 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 cbm | 339,942 | 350,633 | 346,359 | 341,666 | 347,524 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | '000 cbm | 4,905 | 4,907 | 4,899 | 4,892 | 4,885 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | '000 cbm | 18,467 | 18,751 | 19,262 | 19,311 | 19,880 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | '000 cbm | 9,119 | 9,009 | 9,034 | 8,878 | 8,944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 cbm | 16,711 | 17,281 | 18,374 | 18,559 | 21,134 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 cbm | 43,878 | 43,870 | 43,714 | 44,234 | 44,198 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | '000 cbm | 6,118 | 6,299 | 6,228 | 6,243 | 6,259 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 cbm | 332,528 | 376,572 | 395,141 | 387,512 | 396,818 |
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