UK Sawmill Statistics by Region and Size, 1994-2019

Forestry Commission data tracks UK sawmills from 1994 to 2019. The dataset includes counts of mills, softwood consumption, and sawn softwood production, broken down by UK constituent country and mill size. Final figures are released annually in September to support National Statistics publications.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional production trends based on UK country breakdowns.
• Model industry concentration based on mill size categories.
• Track long-term softwood consumption patterns based on reported consumption figures.
• Assess the evolution of the UK sawmill sector over the 25-year time range.

Strengths

• Covers a 25-year time range from 1994 to 2019.
• Provides breakdowns by UK constituent country (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) and mill size.
• Includes three core metrics: number of mills, softwood consumption, and sawn softwood production.

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 as the last metadata update is dated 2026-06-29.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

1994 to 2019

Freshness

Updated twice yearly; final figures released in September.

Geography

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