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NI & UK Forestry Statistics & Forestry Facts & Figures 2012
- 24 October 2012
The latest National Statistics on forestry produced by the Forestry Commission were released on 27 September 2012 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Detailed statistics are published in the web publication Forestry Statistics 2012, with an extract in Forestry Facts & Figures 2012. They include UK statistics on woodland area, planting, timber, trade, climate change, environment, recreation, employment and finance & prices as well as some statistics on international forestry. Where possible, figures are also provided for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The key points from the latest releases are:
- The woodland area in the United Kingdom in 2012 is 3.1 million hectares: 1.4 million hectares (44%) are independently certified as sustainably managed.
- 13 thousand hectares of new woodland were created in the UK in 2011-12.
- 10.3 million green tonnes of UK roundwood (softwood and hardwood) were delivered to primary wood processors and others in 2011, representing a 3% increase from the previous year.
- Wood products imported into the UK in 2011 were valued at £6.8 billion and included 4.9 million cubic metres of sawnwood, 2.8 million cubic metres of wood-based panels, and 6.9 million tonnes of paper.
- A total of 58 projects were registered under the Woodland Carbon Code at 30 June 2012, covering an area of 2.8 thousand hectares of woodland and projected to sequester 1.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.
- In 2011, 48% of UK woodland was assessed as being accessible to the public; around two thirds of the UK population had visited woodland in the last few years.
- The Annual Business Survey reported average employment in 2010 of 14 thousand in forestry and 29 thousand in primary wood processing.
- The Forestry Commission's net expenditure on public forests totalled £56 million in 2011-12, and a further £134 million were spent by the Commission on other activities, including grants, administration and research.
- The UK was the third largest net importer (imports less exports) of forest products in 2010, behind China and Japan.
Coverage: United Kingdom
Geographical breakdown: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Source: Forestry Commission - NI & UK Forestry Statistics & Forestry Facts & Figures 2012
