UK-Grown Timber Production Statistics for 2017

UK National Statistics on forestry released by the Forestry Commission on 28 September 2017. The dataset covers statistics on the production of timber from woodland and primary processing of harvested wood. Figures are provided for the UK and, where possible, for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Use Cases

• Analyze timber production volumes based on UK woodland area statistics mentioned in the description
• Model primary wood processing industry trends based on harvested wood data
• Compare forestry statistics across the UK nations based on the geographic breakdown
• Assess the economic contribution of forestry based on finance and price statistics

Strengths

• Published as official National Statistics by the Forestry Commission, approved by the UK Statistics Authority
• Provides geographic breakdowns for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland where possible

Limitations

• 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

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-29 22:09:07.143280; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom, with sub-national data for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland