UK Roundwood Deliveries: Softwood and Hardwood Figures from 1994 to 2016

UK roundwood deliveries data covers softwood and hardwood deliveries from 1994 to 2016. The dataset is released twice a year by the Forestry Commission, with provisional figures in May and final figures in September. It supports National Statistics releases such as UK Wood Production and Trade, Forestry Statistics, and Forestry Facts & Figures.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in UK softwood production based on the time-series data.
• Compare hardwood and softwood delivery volumes mentioned in the description.
• Support national forestry statistics and policy reports based on the stated purpose.
• Model timber supply chains using the reported delivery figures.

Strengths

• Covers a 23-year time range from 1994 to 2016.
• Includes separate data for softwood and hardwood deliveries.
• Released on a regular schedule with provisional and final updates.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 1994-2016 period.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

1994 to 2016

Freshness

Final figures for the 1994-2016 period were last updated on 2026-06-29.

Geography

United Kingdom