UK Sawmill Statistics from 1994 to 2014 by Region and Mill Size

Forestry Commission data on UK sawmills from 1994 to 2014. The dataset covers the number of mills, consumption of softwood, and production of sawn softwood, broken down by UK constituent country and mill size. Final figures are released annually in September to support official forestry statistics publications.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in softwood consumption based on the reported consumption figures.
• Model production capacity based on the number of mills and their size classification.
• Compare regional forestry industry activity based on breakdowns for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
• Study the evolution of the sawmill industry over the 1994-2014 time period.

Strengths

• Covers a 20-year time period from 1994 to 2014.
• Provides breakdowns by UK constituent country and by mill size.
• Released by the Forestry Commission, a UK government organization.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified; the last metadata update was 2026-06-29.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

1994 to 2014

Freshness

Released twice a year; final figures are published in September.

Geography

United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)