UK Sawmill Statistics by Region and Mill Size, 1994-2015

Final figures from 1994 to 2015 track the UK's sawmill industry. The Forestry Commission releases data twice yearly, broken down by constituent country and mill size. It covers the number of mills, softwood consumption, and sawn softwood production.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in UK softwood production capacity based on annual production figures.
• Compare forestry industry activity across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
• Assess market concentration and structure based on data broken down by mill size.
• Model raw material consumption patterns in the wood processing sector.
• Support official statistics releases like Forestry Statistics and Forestry Facts & Figures.

Strengths

• Covers a 22-year time series from 1994 to 2015.
• Provides breakdowns by UK region and mill size.
• Released twice yearly with provisional and final figures to support official statistics.

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 1994-2015 coverage period.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

1994 to 2015

Freshness

Final figures for the 1994-2015 period were last updated on 2026-06-29.

Geography

United Kingdom, broken down by England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland