UK Forestry Statistics 2018 on Woodland Area, Planting, and Trade
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Description
National Statistics on UK forestry released on 27 September 2018 by the Forestry Commission. The dataset provides summary figures for woodland area, planting, timber, trade, climate change, and employment, with breakdowns for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland where possible. More detailed statistics are published in the accompanying web publication Forestry Statistics 2018.
Use Cases
Modeling carbon sequestration potential based on woodland area and planting statistics
Analyzing timber market trends based on trade and price data
Assessing regional environmental policy impacts based on country-level breakdowns for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
Studying the intersection of forestry with recreation and employment mentioned in the description
Strengths
Official National Statistics produced by the Forestry Commission and approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Provides country-level breakdowns for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland where possible.
Covers multiple thematic areas including climate change, environment, recreation, and finance.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Forestry Commission, United Kingdom.
Collection Method
National Statistics compilation.
Time Range
2018
Freshness
Data reflects the 2018 reference year.
Geography
United Kingdom, with figures for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Primary file format is Excel (XLS); data may require conversion for certain analysis tools.