International Forestry Statistics on Area, Carbon, and Trade, 2016

Forestry Statistics 2016 were released by the UK Forestry Commission on 22 September 2016. The data includes international statistics on forest area, carbon stocks, wood production, and trade in wood products. UK statistics on woodland area, planting, timber, climate change, environment, recreation, employment, and finance are also covered.

Use Cases

• Model carbon sequestration potential based on international forest area and carbon stock statistics
• Analyze global wood product trade flows based on trade statistics
• Benchmark national forestry metrics against international figures mentioned in the description
• Study the relationship between wood production and environmental indicators

Strengths

• Published as official UK National Statistics by the Forestry Commission
• Includes data for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland where possible
• Covers multiple domains: woodland area, planting, timber, trade, climate change, environment, recreation, employment, and finance

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last updated 2026-06-29 22:08:54.106301; freshness should be verified
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Collection Method

Official government statistics collection

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Data reflects 2016 statistics; last metadata update was 2026-06-29.

Geography

International, with UK and constituent country breakdowns