2015 statistics on forestry employment and businesses produced by the Forestry Commission and released on 24 September 2015. The dataset includes UK-wide figures on employment in forestry and wood processing, health and safety, and businesses, with breakdowns for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland where possible. It is part of the broader Forestry Statistics 2015 publication.
Use Cases
- Analyze forestry sector employment trends based on UK-wide statistics
- Compare regional forestry business activity based on England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland breakdowns
- Assess health and safety metrics within the timber industry based on included statistics
Strengths
- Official National Statistics produced by the Forestry Commission
- Includes regional breakdowns for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
Limitations
- Data is from 2015; freshness unverified
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Forestry Commission
- Collection Method
- Official National Statistics
- Time Range
- 2015
- Geography
- United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)