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Mills in Scotland consumed around one half (51%) of the 6.8 million green tonnes of softwood delivered to UK sawmills in 2017 (Table 2.12). A further 31% was consumed by mills in England, 10% in Wales and 9% in Northern Ireland.
Table 2.12 Consumption of softwood by country, 2008-2017
| Year | England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | UK |
| thousand green tonnes | |||||
| 2008 | 1533 | 599 | 2415 | 560 | 5107 |
| 2009 | 1548 | 538 | 2672 | 532 | 5291 |
| 2010 | 1694 | 583 | 2913 | 528 | 5719 |
| 2011 | 1726 | 634 | 3082 | 543 | 5984 |
| 2012 | 1821 | 654 | 3195 | 528 | 6198 |
| 2013 | 1879 | 702 | 3420 | 532 | 6532 |
| 2014 | 1982 | 711 | 3661 | 530 | 6884 |
| 2015 | 1917 | 655 | 3247 | 531 | 6350 |
| 2016 | 1984 | 737 | 3441 | 558 | 6720 |
| 2017 | 2095 | 691 | 3479 | 583 | 6848 |
Source: Sawmill Survey
Data: Longer time series of the above table, and for mills in England by region, are available from the Data downloads web page at www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/data-downloads/.
Sources chapter: Sawmill Survey