UK Wood Production by Region and Sector, 1976-2018

Wood production (roundwood removals) data from 1976 to 2018, broken down by UK constituent countries, wood type, and sector. The Forestry Commission releases this dataset twice yearly, with provisional figures in May and final figures in September. It supports official National Statistics publications on UK wood production, trade, and forestry.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in UK wood production based on the 1976-2018 time series
• Compare wood production volumes between softwood and hardwood categories
• Assess the relative contributions of public and private forestry sectors
• Evaluate regional production differences across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland

Strengths

• Data covers a 42-year period from 1976 to 2018
• Breakdowns are provided by UK region, wood type, and sector
• Data is released twice yearly 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

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

1976 to 2018

Freshness

Final figures are released annually in September.

Geography

United Kingdom, broken down by England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, GB, and UK