UK Sawmill Statistics by Region and Size, 1994-2019

UK sawmill data from 1994 to 2019 includes counts of mills and figures for softwood consumption and production. The Forestry Commission releases provisional figures in May and final figures in September to support national forestry statistics. Data is broken down by UK constituent countries and by the size of the mill.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in UK softwood production based on annual figures from 1994 to 2019.
• Comparing sawmill industry activity across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
• Assessing the scale of operations by studying data broken down by mill size.
• Supporting national forestry statistics and trade analysis with the provisional and final data releases.

Strengths

• Covers a 26-year time range from 1994 to 2019.
• Provides breakdowns by UK country and by mill size.
• Released on a semi-annual schedule with provisional and final figures.

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 semi-annually; provisional figures in May, final in September.

Geography

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