In the natural forests of the Amazon, it is common to find dead trees due to natural causes during forest management operations. Despite being in good condition and in large numbers, these trees are not harvested. In this study, the woody volume of dead trees (DBH ≥ 50 cm) in logging areas was quantified. Five Annual Production Units (APUs) were inventoried, four logged in different years (2002; 2004; 2008 and 2010) and one not logged. In each area, 20 plots of 50 m × 1000 m were monitored, totaling 100 plots of 5 ha each. Pre-logging volume, logged volume, volume lost due to mortality, volume recruited and volume gained per increment were evaluated. The dead trees had their wood classified as: without use; lumber for sawmills and wood for other purposes. The pre-logging, logged and lost through mortality volumes were, on average, 87.48 m3/ha, 27.18 m3/ha and 15.29 m3/ha, respectively. The volumes recruited and gains per increment together added up to an average of 31.04 m3/ha. The balance was negative (-11.52 m3/ha) when considering the average volume logged and lost at the end of 13 years in relation to the volume recruited and gained by increment. The output volume in the four managed areas was on average 64.5 % caused by logging and the remaining 35.5 % by post-logging mortality. The growth of remaining trees was responsible for 60 % of the input volume and the recruitment for the remaining 40 %. In the four managed areas, the average volume used was 77.7 %. The volume usable for other purposes was higher in the control area (74 %) and five years (72 %) post-logging and lowest at 13 years post-logging (36 %). For sawmills, the volume used was higher at 13 years post-logging (64 %) and lower in the control area (26 %) and five years (28 %) post-logging.