UK Wood Production by Region and Sector, 1976-2016

Forestry Commission data on roundwood removals from 1976 to 2016. The dataset provides provisional and final figures broken down by UK constituent countries, wood type (softwood/hardwood), and sector (public/private). Data is released twice yearly to support National Statistics publications.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in UK timber production based on the 40-year time series.
• Compare wood production volumes between public and private forestry sectors.
• Assess regional differences in forestry output across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
• Model supply dynamics for softwood and hardwood markets based on the breakdown by wood type.

Strengths

• Covers a 40-year time period from 1976 to 2016.
• Provides breakdowns by UK country, wood type, and sector.
• 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 may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to uk_data.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

1976 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-29 22:12:59.632210; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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