UK Forestry Statistics 2019: Timber Production and Processing

Forestry Statistics 2019: UK-Grown Timber is a dataset on timber production and primary processing of harvested wood, produced by the Forestry Commission. It was released as National Statistics on 26 September 2019. The data includes UK-wide figures and, where possible, breakdowns for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Use Cases

• Model timber supply chains based on production and primary processing statistics.
• Analyze regional forestry contributions based on figures provided for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
• Assess environmental and economic impacts of forestry based on the described coverage of carbon, trade, and finance.

Strengths

• Released as official National Statistics under arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
• Provides a breakdown of statistics for the constituent UK nations where possible.
• Covers multiple aspects of forestry including production, trade, carbon, and finance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission, published via the Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

National Statistics compiled by the Forestry Commission.

Time Range

2019 (publication year).

Freshness

Data reflects the 2019 publication year; update frequency is unknown.

Geography

United Kingdom, with potential regional data for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.