Forestry Statistics 2017: International Forest Area and Trade

Forestry Statistics 2017: International Forestry contains international statistics on forest area, carbon stocks, wood production, and trade in wood products. The dataset was produced by the UK Forestry Commission and released as National Statistics on 28 September 2017. It complements UK-wide statistics on woodland area, planting, timber, climate change, environment, recreation, employment, and finance.

Use Cases

• Compare international forest area and carbon stocks based on the described metrics.
• Analyze global trade patterns for wood products based on the trade statistics mentioned.
• Model the relationship between wood production and environmental factors based on the described scope.

Strengths

• Published as official National Statistics by the UK Forestry Commission, indicating a formal quality assurance process.
• Covers multiple international forestry dimensions including area, carbon, production, and trade.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-06-29 22:09:03.102008; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Collection Method

Official government statistics collection.

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Data reflects 2017 statistics; metadata last updated in 2026.

Geography

International, with some UK national breakdowns.