UK Sawmills: Production and Consumption Statistics from 1994 to 2017

Forestry Commission data on UK sawmills from 1994 to 2017. The dataset covers the number of mills, softwood consumption, and sawn softwood production, broken down by UK nation and mill size. Final figures are released in September to support the National Statistics publications Forestry Statistics and Forestry Facts & Figures.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in UK softwood production based on annual figures from 1994 to 2017
• Compare sawmill industry activity across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland based on regional breakdowns
• Study the relationship between mill size and resource consumption or output based on size-of-mill categorizations
• Model supply chain inputs for the UK wood products sector based on softwood consumption data

Strengths

• Covers a 24-year time series from 1994 to 2017
• Provides breakdowns by UK nation (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) and by mill size
• Released twice yearly with provisional and final figures to support official National 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 geographic and temporal bias inherent to the UK forestry sector

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Collection Method

Likely collected via industry surveys or administrative reporting.

Time Range

1994 to 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-29 22:12:48.693605; freshness should be verified

Geography

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