Forestry Statistics 2015: International Forest Area and Trade

UK National Statistics on international forestry released by the Forestry Commission in September 2015. The dataset covers international statistics on forest area, carbon stocks, wood production, and trade in wood products. Detailed statistics are published in the web publication Forestry Statistics 2015.

Use Cases

• Analyze international forest area changes based on the forest area statistics mentioned in the description
• Model carbon sequestration potential based on the carbon stocks data mentioned in the description
• Track global wood product flows based on the trade in wood products statistics mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Official National Statistics produced by the Forestry Commission and released according to UK Statistics Authority arrangements
• Covers multiple key international forestry metrics: forest area, carbon stocks, wood production, and trade

Limitations

• Data is from 2015; freshness should be verified for current analysis
• 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 government statistics collection

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-29 22:08:44.901682; freshness should be verified

Geography

International focus, with some UK national breakdowns