The UNECE Timber Forecast (formerly Timber Committee) Questionnaire (TF) collects estimates for the current year and forecasts for the coming year of removals, production and trade of wood and wood products. Statistics are collected annually by the UNECE.
Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2025: UK forecasts is set to be released on 16 October 2025. This will be the last release of Timber Forecast Questionnaire: UK forecasts by Forest Research. Forest Research will continue to provide this return to the UNECE so future (and past) copies of the UK forecasts can be found at the UNECE website. If you have any concerns about this please contact us at statistics@forestresearch.gov.uk.
Details
Coverage: United Kingdom
Geographical breakdown: None
Published: 17 October 2024
Next update: 16 October 2025. This will be the final release. See note above
Published by: Forest Research Official Statistics team
Email: statistics@forestresearch.gov.uk
Tel: 0300 067 5238
Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2024: UK forecasts [ODS, 45 KB]
Guidance on how to interpret the Timber Forecast figures is available in the Methodology note: UNECE Timber Forecast.
Previous returns
Copies of previous UK returns, submitted by the Forestry Commission, are available below:
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2023: UK forecasts [ODS, 44 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2022: UK forecasts [ODS, 45 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2021: UK forecasts [ODS, 45 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2020: UK forecasts [ODS, 45 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2019: UK forecasts [ODS, 54 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2018: UK forecasts [XLSX, 79 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2018: UK forecasts [PDF, 173 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2017: UK forecasts [XLSX, 115 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2017: UK forecasts [PDF, 160 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2016: UK forecasts [XLSX, 126 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2016: UK forecasts [PDF, 172 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2015: UK forecasts [XLSX, 100 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2015: UK forecasts [PDF, 139 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2014: UK forecasts [XLSX, 110 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2014: UK forecasts [PDF, 134 KB]
- Timber Forecast Questionnaire 2013: UK forecasts [PDF, 131 KB]
- Timber Committee Questionnaire 2012: UK forecasts [PDF, 149 KB]
- Timber Committee Questionnaire 2011: UK forecasts [PDF, 149 KB]
- Timber Committee Questionnaire 2010: UK forecasts [PDF, 176 KB]
- Timber Committee Questionnaire 2009: UK forecasts [PDF, 149 KB]
- Timber Committee Questionnaire 2008: UK forecasts[PDF, 149 KB]
- Timber Committee Questionnaire 2007: UK forecasts [PDF, 113 KB]
- Timber Committee Questionnaire 2006: UK forecasts [PDF, 71 KB]
Timber Market Statement:
In addition to the statistical data, countries are also required to submit market statements, describing the state of the timber industry. The most recent reports are provided below:
- UK Timber Market Statement 2024 [PDF, 242 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2023 [PDF, 246 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2022 [PDF, 415 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2021 [PDF, 433 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2020 [PDF, 491 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2019 [PDF, 1425 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2018 [PDF, 1377 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2017 [PDF, 690 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2016 [PDF, 832 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2015 [PDF, 257 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2014 [PDF, 693 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2013 [PDF, 337 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2012 [PDF, 185 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2011 [PDF, 257 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2010 [PDF, 145 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2009 [PDF, 169 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2008 [PDF, 72 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2007 [PDF, 56 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2006 [PDF, 42 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2005 [PDF, 87 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2004 [PDF, 90 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2003 [PDF, 22 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2002 [PDF, 28 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 2000 [PDF, 101 KB]
- UK Timber Market Statement 1999 [PDF, 93 KB]
The historical data shown in these returns are consistent with the data supplied to international organisations in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire returns. Estimates and forecasts are produced using advice from the Expert Group on Timber & Trade Statistics and other industry experts.