UK Roundwood Deliveries from 1994 to 2018

UK roundwood deliveries for softwood and hardwood from 1994 to 2018. The dataset is produced by the Forestry Commission and is released twice a year, with final figures published in September. Provisional figures are available in May to support related National Statistics releases.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in UK timber production based on the 24-year time series.
• Comparing softwood and hardwood delivery volumes based on the categories mentioned in the description.
• Supporting national forestry statistics and policy development based on the data's stated purpose.

Strengths

• Covers a 24-year period from 1994 to 2018.
• Produced by the authoritative Forestry Commission organization.
• Released on a regular schedule with provisional and final figures.

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 1994-2018 period.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

1994 to 2018

Freshness

Final data up to 2018; last metadata update was 2026-06-29.

Geography

United Kingdom