England Sawmill Statistics by Region from 1994 to 2016

England sawmills data from 1994 to 2016 includes counts of mills, consumption of softwood, and production of sawn softwood, broken down by English region. The dataset is produced by the Government Digital Service and released twice a year, with provisional figures in May and final figures in September.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional sawmill industry concentration based on number of mills.
• Model softwood consumption trends over time.
• Track production output of sawn softwood across English regions.
• Correlate forestry statistics with broader economic or environmental datasets.

Strengths

• Data covers a 22-year period from 1994 to 2016.
• Includes three key metrics: mill count, softwood consumption, and sawn softwood production.
• Released twice annually with provisional and final figures.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Time Range

1994 to 2016

Freshness

Released twice a year (provisional in May, final in September).

Geography

England, broken down by region