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Forestry Statistics

Forestry Statistics is our main annual publication. It is a compilation of statistics on a range of topics related to forestry, including woodland area & planting, timber, trade, UK forestry & climate change, environment, recreation, employment & businesses, finance & prices and international forestry.

For the most up-to-date statistics, see Forestry Statistics 2012

Summarised statistics are available in Forestry Facts and Figures.

Forestry Statistics 2013 will be released on 26 September 2013. 

Earlier publications are also available, but please note that figures are subject to revision in subsequent releases. Library of Forestry Statistics publications:

From 2007, Forestry Statistics was extended to incorporate statistics previously published in UK Timber Statistics and (until 2002) the Sawmill Survey. Archived versions of these publications are: