Softwood removals by country

Information on removals from Forestry Commission (FC), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Forest Service (FS) woodlands is obtained from administrative systems.

A total of 4.7 million green tonnes of softwood was removed from FC/NRW/FS woodlands in 2015, a 3% decrease from the 2014 figure (Table 2.3). Over one half (56%) of FC/NRW/FS softwood removals in 2015 occurred in Scotland, 22% in England, 15% in Wales and 8% in Northern Ireland.

Table 2.3 FC/NRW/FS softwood removals by country, 2006-2015
Year	England	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	UK
thousand green tonnes
2006	1 152	612	2 454	364	4 582
2007	1 211	584	2 496	363	4 653
2008	1 100	556	2 362	398	4 415
2009	1 213	717	2 773	423	5 126
2010	1 142	644	2 434	405	4 625
2011	1 185	689	2 566	430	4 870
2012	1 154	663	2 627	392	4 836
2013	1 188	693	2 819	384	5 084
2014	1 064	722	2 749	365	4 900
2015	1 047	690	2 644	365	4 746

Source: Forestry Commission, Natural Resources Wales, Forest Service.

Data: Longer time series of the above table, including estimates for hardwood removals and for removals from private sector woodlands are available from the Data Downloads web page.