UK-Grown Timber Production and Primary Processing Statistics for 2020

Forestry Statistics 2020 provides official UK National Statistics on timber production and primary wood processing, released by the Forestry Commission on 24 September 2020. The dataset includes UK-wide figures on woodland area, planting, trade, carbon, environment, social factors, employment, and finance, with breakdowns for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland where possible.

Use Cases

• Model UK timber supply chains based on production and primary processing statistics.
• Analyze regional forestry contributions based on statistics provided for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
• Assess carbon sequestration potential based on woodland area and planting data.
• Study the economic impact of forestry based on employment and finance statistics.

Strengths

• Official National Statistics produced by the Forestry Commission and released under arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
• Covers multiple dimensions including woodland area, planting, timber, trade, carbon, environment, social, employment, and finance.

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

Collection Method

National Statistics compilation.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Data reflects 2020 statistics; last metadata update was 2026-06-29.

Geography

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