UK Certified Woodland Area by Region and Sector, 2001 to 2020

Certified woodland areas for 2001 to 2020, broken down by UK nations and public/private sector. Forestry Commission provides this data to support the National Statistics release on Provisional Woodland Statistics. Revisions are available in September to support Forestry Statistics and Forestry Facts & Figures publications.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in certified woodland area over time based on the 2001-2020 time range
• Compare forestry certification levels between public and private sectors based on the FC/NRW/FLS/FS and private sector breakdown
• Assess regional differences in forest certification across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
• Support national forestry statistics and policy reporting based on the dataset's stated purpose

Strengths

• Covers a 20-year time range from 2001 to 2020
• Provides breakdowns by UK nations (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, GB, UK) and by sector (public/private)
• Serves as supporting data for official National Statistics releases

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic or sectoral bias inherent to the UK's data collection

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

2001 to 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-29 22:06:47.521561; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)