England Sawmill Statistics by Region from 1994 to 2015

England sawmill data from 1994 to 2015, broken down by English region. The dataset covers the number of mills, consumption of softwood, and production of sawn softwood. It is produced by the Forestry Commission, with final figures released annually in September.

Use Cases

• Track regional changes in the sawmill industry based on the number of mills over time.
• Model softwood consumption trends for supply chain planning based on reported consumption figures.
• Analyze production output of sawn softwood by English region for market analysis.
• Benchmark regional forestry industry performance using the provided regional breakdown.

Strengths

• Covers a 22-year time series from 1994 to 2015.
• Provides data broken down by English region.
• Includes three core metrics: number of mills, softwood consumption, and sawn softwood production.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified; the last update timestamp is 2026-06-29 but the data coverage ends in 2015.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

1994 to 2015

Freshness

Final figures are released annually in September.

Geography

England, broken down by region