UK Sawmill Statistics by Region and Mill Size, 1994-2018

Forestry Commission data covers UK sawmills from 1994 to 2018. The dataset includes the number of mills, softwood consumption, and sawn softwood production, broken down by UK constituent countries and mill size. Provisional figures are released in May, with final figures available in September to support National Statistics publications.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in UK softwood consumption based on the annual production and consumption figures.
• Compare sawmill industry structure across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland based on the regional breakdown.
• Assess the market share of different mill sizes based on the size-of-mill breakdown.
• Support national forestry statistics and policy development based on the data's stated purpose.

Strengths

• Data covers a 25-year time series from 1994 to 2018.
• Breakdowns are provided by UK constituent country and by mill size.
• The dataset is updated twice yearly, with provisional and final releases.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

1994 to 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-29 22:12:49.728950; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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