UK Forestry Statistics 2018 on Woodland Area, Planting, and Trade

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.