## Forestresearch.Gov.Uk/Statistics

Source: UK Public Opinion of Forestry surveys. Average visit frequencies from last 3 surveys. 

A summary of statistics about woodland and forestry in the UK

## Forestry Facts & Figures 2018 Forest Cover: International Comparisons 2015 Annual Changes In Forest Area: International Comparisons

| UK              | 18     | 0.6    | 11     | 0.3    | 17     |   0.5 |
|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
| Europe          |        |        |        |        |        |       |
| United Kingdom  | 3      | 24     | 13     |        |        |       |
| EU-28           |        |        |        |        |        |       |
| 681             | 0.5    | 450    | 0.3    | 369    | 0.2    |       |
| Finland         | 22     | 30     | 73     |        |        |       |
| Total Europe    |        |        |        |        |        |       |
| 803             | 0.1    | 1 127  | 0.1    | 382    | 0.0    |       |
| France          | 17     | 55     | 31     | Africa |        |       |
| -3 537          | -0.5   | -3 209 | -0.5   | -2 836 | -0.4   |       |
| Germany         | 11     | 35     | 33     | Asia   |        |       |
| -221            | 0.0    | 2 349  | 0.4    | 791    | 0.1    |       |
| Italy           | 9      | 29     | 32     |        |        |       |
| North & Central |        |        |        |        |        |       |
| America         |        |        |        |        |        |       |
| -394            | -0.1   | 172    | 0.0    | 75     | 0.0    |       |
| Spain           | 18     | 50     | 37     |        |        |       |
| Oceania         | 82     | 0.0    | -564   | -0.3   | 304    |   0.2 |
| Sweden          |        |        |        |        |        |       |
| 28              | 41     | 68     |        |        |        |       |
| South America   | -4 000 | -0.4   | -3 868 | -0.4   | -2 024 |  -0.2 |
| Other EU        | 52     | 159    | 32     |        |        |       |
| World           |        |        |        |        |        |       |
| -7              |        |        |        |        |        |       |
|                 |        |        |        |        |        |       |
| 267             |        |        |        |        |        |       |
| -0.2            | -3 993 | -0.1   | -3 308 | -0.1   |        |       |
| Total EU-28     |        |        |        |        |        |       |
| 161             | 424    | 38     |        |        |        |       |

Source: FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015. Cyprus is included in EU-28 total but is part of FAO's Asia region. These figures are outside the scope of National Statistics.

Russian Federation
815
1 638
50
Total Europe
1 015
2 214
46
Africa
624
2 987
21
Asia
593
3 118
19
North & Central America 
751
2 134
35
Oceania
174
850
20
South America
842
1 747
48
World
3 999
13 049
31

Source: FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015. Cyprus is included in EU-28 total but is part of FAO's Asia region. These figures are outside the scope of National Statistics.

## Softwood Deliveries (Thousands Of Green Tonnes)

| 2013   | 6 407   |   465 | 1 263   |   332 | 1 250   |   191 |   640 |
|--------|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-------|
| 10     |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
|        |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 547    |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 2013   | 74      |     0 | 0       |   400 | 58      |       |       |
| 532    |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 2014   | 6 725   |   465 | 1 283   |   317 | 1 500   |   176 |   437 |
| 10     |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
|        |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 903    |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 2014   | 77      |     0 | 0       |   400 | 60      |       |       |
| 537    |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 2015   | 6 168   |   435 | 1 334   |   288 | 1 600   |   164 |   276 |
| 10     |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
|        |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 265    |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 2015   | 76      |     0 | 0       |   400 | 91      |       |       |
| 566    |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 2016   | 6 511   |   423 | 1 248   |   277 | 1 550   |   178 |   231 |
| 10     |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
|        |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 419    |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 2016   | 75      |     0 | 0       |   400 | 122     |       |       |
| 597    |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 2017   | 6 581   |   442 | 1 059   |   295 | 1 600   |   170 |   331 |
| 10     |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
|        |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 478    |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |
| 2017   | 66      |     0 | 0       |   600 | 71      |       |       |
| 738    |         |       |         |       |         |       |       |

Figures are based on processing industries' purchases of softwood grown in the UK and estimates for woodfuel. Woodfuel reported here is derived from stemwood and includes estimated roundwood use for biomass energy. Other includes shavings and poles.

Figures are based on processing industries' purchases of hardwood grown in the UK and 
estimates for woodfuel and other uses. Woodfuel reported here is derived from stemwood 
and includes estimated roundwood use for biomass energy. Other includes round fencing 
and roundwood exports.

## Area Of Woodland 2018 (Thousands Of Hectares) Area Of Certified Woodland 2018 (Thousands Of Hectares)

Total woodland 
FC/NRW/FS
Private 

Total woodland
sector
area certified
England
214
118
332
FC/NRW/FS
Wales
117
28
145
England
151
63
214
Scotland
470
363
833
Wales
98
19
117
Northern Ireland
62
3
65
Scotland
429
41
470
UK
864
512
1 376
Northern Ireland
56
7
62
UK
733
130
864
Private sector
England
189
904
1 093
Wales
54
138
191
Scotland
635
339
975
Private sector
FC/NRW/FS
Northern Ireland
11
39
50
500
UK
888
1 421
2 309
400
All woodland
300
England
340
968
1 307
Wales
151
157
308
200
Scotland
1 064
380
1 445
thousands of hectares
100
Northern Ireland
66
46
113
0
UK
1 622
1 551
3 173

Areas as of 31 March, 2018.

## © Crown Copyright Generalists Specialists

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Statistician: Sheila Ward. Enquiries relating to this publication should be addressed to: statistics@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

## Fcfs218/Fc-Gb(Jw)/Barr-4K/Sep18

- 
One green tonne is equivalent to approximately 0.98 m3 underbark softwood or 0.88 m3 underbark hardwood, and to approximately 1.22 m3 
overbark standing softwood or 1.11 m3 overbark standing hardwood.

- 
Figures in the tables are individually rounded, so the constituent items may not sum to the total given.

 = Conifers 
 = Broadleaves

- 
FC/NRW/FS = Forestry Commission/Natural Resources Wales/

Forest Service. Private sector = all other woodland, including some other publicly-owned woodland. 

Notes on Forestry Facts & Figures:
This booklet includes data provided by Natural Resources Wales 

(www.naturalresourceswales.gov.uk) and by the Northern Ireland Forest Service (www.daera-ni.gov.uk/topics/forestry)
The UK Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. For more information visit: www.statistics.gov.uk Forestry Facts & Figures is an annual summary of Forestry Statistics compiled by the Forestry Commission. The full 2018 publication, including full details of the sources used and downloadable spreadsheets of data, can be found online at: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/statistics

## Wood Removals: International Comparisons 2016 Wood Products: International Comparisons 2016

(million m3)
| UK   | 9   | 2   | 11   |
|------|-----|-----|------|
EU-28
358
107
465
Total Europe
595
157
751
|                 |     |     | Africa   |   74 |   673 |   746 |
|-----------------|-----|-----|----------|------|-------|-------|
| UK              |   4 |  10 | 3        |    6 |     4 |     9 |
| Asia            | 393 | 727 | 1 120    |      |       |       |
| EU-28           |     |     |          |      |       |       |
| 108             |  92 |  63 | 61       |   91 |    80 |       |
| Total Europe    |     |     |          |      |       |       |
| 156             | 109 |  85 | 78       |  104 |    92 |       |
| North & Central |     |     |          |      |       |       |
| America         |     |     |          |      |       |       |
| 522             | 151 | 673 |          |      |       |       |
| Africa          |  10 |  17 | 3        |    5 |     4 |     8 |
| Oceania         |  66 |  10 | 76       |      |       |       |
| Asia            | 129 | 176 | 256      |  250 |   193 |   199 |
| South America   | 227 | 171 | 398      |      |       |       |
| World           |     |     |          |      |       |       |
| 1               |     |     |          |      |       |       |
|                 |     |     |          |      |       |       |
| 877             |   1 |     |          |      |       |       |
|                 |     |     |          |      |       |       |
| 889             |   3 |     |          |      |       |       |
|                 |     |     |          |      |       |       |
| 766             |     |     |          |      |       |       |
| North & Central |     |     |          |      |       |       |
| America         |     |     |          |      |       |       |
| 132             | 124 |  49 | 56       |   88 |    87 |       |

Source: FAO. Cyprus is included in EU-28 total but is part of FAO's Asia region. These figures are outside the scope of National Statistics.

Oceania
10
8
4
4
4
4
South America
30
24
18
14
16
17
| World   | 467   | 459   | 415   | 407   | 409   | 406   |
|---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|

Source: FAO. Cyprus is included in EU-28 total but is part of FAO's Asia region. These figures are outside the scope of National Statistics.

Import and export volumes
| Year    |
|---------|
| Saw-    |
| milling |
| Panels  |
| Pulp &  |
| paper   |
| Total   |
based 
2012
15
8
5
13
41
panels
2013
14
8
5
13
40
|   2014 | 16    | 9     | 5     | 13    |
|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|     43 |       |       |       |       |
|   2013 | 5 488 | 6 347 | 2 964 | 7 213 |

Business Survey (Office for National Statistics). 

| Import and export values (£ million)   | Gross value added in forestry and primary wood processing (£ million)   |
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Imports                                | Exports                                                                 |
| Year                                   | Forestry                                                                |
| Saw-                                   |                                                                         |
| milling                                |                                                                         |
| Panels                                 |                                                                         |
| Pulp &                                 |                                                                         |
| paper                                  |                                                                         |
| Total                                  |                                                                         |
| Year                                   |                                                                         |
| Wood-                                  | Wood                                                                    |
| Sawn-                                  | Pulp &                                                                  |
| based                                  | (sawn                                                                   |
| 2012                                   | 307                                                                     |
| 1                                      |                                                                         |
|                                        |                                                                         |
| 895                                    |                                                                         |
| wood                                   |                                                                         |
| Other                                  |                                                                         |
| wood                                   | paper                                                                   |
| panels                                 | & other)                                                                |
| 2013                                   | 504                                                                     |
| 1                                      |                                                                         |
|                                        |                                                                         |
| 867                                    |                                                                         |
| 2013                                   | 1 180                                                                   |
| 2014                                   | 540                                                                     |
| 1                                      |                                                                         |
|                                        |                                                                         |
| 928                                    |                                                                         |
| 2014                                   | 1 420                                                                   |
| 2015                                   | 658                                                                     |
| 2                                      |                                                                         |
|                                        |                                                                         |
| 193                                    |                                                                         |
| 2015                                   | 1 311                                                                   |
| 2016                                   | 588                                                                     |
| 2                                      |                                                                         |
|                                        |                                                                         |
| 108                                    |                                                                         |
| 2016                                   | 1 423                                                                   |
| 2017   |
|--------|
| 1 651  |

'Other wood' includes roundwood, wood charcoal, chips, particles, residues and wood pellets. 'Pulp & paper' includes paperboard and recovered waste paper. Woodbased panels include veneer sheets. Sawnwood includes sleepers from 2017.

New planting (thousands of hectares)
Wood production (thousands of green tonnes)
Hardwood
Private 
Private 
| /FS                                | sector                      |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Total                              |                             |
| FC/NRW                             |                             |
| /FS                                | sector                      |
| Total                              |                             |
| 31/3)                              |                             |
|                                    |                             |
| Total                              |                             |
| 2014                               | 0.0                         |
| 12.9                               |                             |
| 2013                               | 5 084                       |
| 10                                 |                             |
|                                    |                             |
| 936                                |                             |
| 78                                 | 454                         |
| 532                                |                             |
| 2015                               | 0.1                         |
| 10.3                               |                             |
| 2014                               | 4 900                       |
| 11                                 |                             |
|                                    |                             |
| 527                                |                             |
| 71                                 | 466                         |
| 537                                |                             |
| 2016                               | 0.0                         |
| 5.6                                |                             |
| 2015                               | 4 691                       |
| 10                                 |                             |
|                                    |                             |
| 659                                |                             |
| 73                                 | 493                         |
| 566                                |                             |
| 2017                               | 0.1                         |
| 6.5                                |                             |
| 2016                               | 5 011                       |
| 10                                 |                             |
|                                    |                             |
| 745                                |                             |
| 68                                 | 529                         |
| 597                                |                             |
| 2018                               | 0.2                         |
| 9.1                                |                             |
| 2017                               | 4 862                       |
| 10                                 |                             |
|                                    |                             |
| 915                                |                             |
| 83                                 | 655                         |
| 738                                |                             |
| Restocking (thousands of hectares) | Production of wood products |
| Year                               | England                     |
| Paper &                            |                             |
| Sawnwood                           |                             |
| Woodbased                          |                             |
| panels                             | paperboard                  |
| Year                               |                             |
| (to                                |                             |
| (000 m                             |                             |
| 3                                  |                             |
| )                                  | (000 m                      |
| 3                                  |                             |
| )                                  | (000 tonnes)                |
| 31/3)                              |                             |
|                                    |                             |
| Total                              |                             |
| 2014                               | 2.6                         |
| 15.8                               |                             |
| 2013                               |                             |
| 3 581                              | 3 032                       |
| 2014                               | 3 764                       |
| 17.8                               |                             |
| 2015                               | 3 497                       |
| 13.7                               |                             |
| 2016                               | 3 671                       |
| 17.1                               |                             |
| 2017                               | 3 770                       |
| 14.3                               |                             |

Total production from UK mills, including products using imported material. Excludes other wood products (e.g. fuelwood and round fencing), roundwood and intermediate products (e.g. sawmill products, pulp and recovered paper).

## Distribution Of Woodland In The Uk

Woodland cover in the UK is now around 3 million hectares, equivalent to 13% of the total land area. 

The public forest estate makes up almost 30% of total forest area. This map shows the distribution of woodland over 2 hectares in the UK. 

The information on woodland area presented here uses data from the GB National Forest Inventory, adjusted for new planting, and data supplied by Forest Service in Northern Ireland.

Find out more about the National Forest Inventory at:  www.forestry.gov.uk/inventory

## Uk Imports And Exports

wrme = wood raw material equivalent