UK Forestry Statistics 2015 on Woodland Area, Carbon, and Climate Attitudes

National Statistics on UK forestry released by the Forestry Commission on 24 September 2015. Detailed figures cover woodland area, planting, timber, trade, climate change, environment, recreation, employment, finance, and international forestry, broken down where possible for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. This specific extract focuses on carbon in forests, the Woodland Carbon Code, and public attitudes to climate change.

Use Cases

• Estimate national carbon storage based on UK woodland area statistics.
• Analyze regional forestry trends based on figures provided for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
• Study public engagement with climate issues based on data about attitudes to climate change.
• Benchmark forestry sector performance using statistics on timber, trade, employment, and finance.

Strengths

• Data is designated as official National Statistics produced by the Forestry Commission.
• Coverage includes multiple domains: woodland area, planting, timber, trade, climate change, environment, recreation, employment, and finance.
• Statistics are provided at a UK level and, where possible, for the constituent nations of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated metadata shows 2026-06-29, but the data content is from 2015; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Collection Method

Official National Statistics collection and publication.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Data content is from 2015; metadata was last updated in 2026.

Geography

United Kingdom, with breakdowns for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.