UK Forestry Statistics 2019: Carbon and Climate Change

National Statistics on forestry produced by the UK Forestry Commission were released on 26 September 2019. The dataset covers statistics on carbon in forests, the Woodland Carbon Code, and public attitudes to climate change. It includes UK-wide figures and, where possible, separate statistics for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Use Cases

• Model carbon stock changes in UK woodlands based on the reported forestry statistics.
• Analyze public attitudes towards climate change as referenced in the dataset description.
• Assess the adoption and impact of the Woodland Carbon Code using the included program data.
• Compare forestry and carbon metrics across the UK nations (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) where data is available.

Strengths

• Data is published as official UK National Statistics, following arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
• Includes geographically disaggregated figures for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland where possible.
• Covers multiple related themes: carbon stocks, a specific carbon code program, and public attitudes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; the 2019 reference suggests the data is not current.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission (UK), published via the Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Official National Statistics collection and compilation.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Data references the year 2019; update frequency is unknown.

Geography

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