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Around one half (54%) of the 164 active sawmills in 2017 were in England, around one third (32%) were in Scotland, 9% in Wales and 5% in Northern Ireland (Table 2.9).
Table 2.9 Number of sawmills by country, 2008-2017
| Year | England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | UK |
| 2008 | 103 | 18 | 68 | 8 | 197 |
| 2009 | 101 | 17 | 68 | 9 | 195 |
| 2010 | 98 | 17 | 64 | 9 | 188 |
| 2011 | 96 | 16 | 63 | 9 | 184 |
| 2012 | 95 | 15 | 61 | 9 | 180 |
| 2013 | 92 | 15 | 59 | 9 | 175 |
| 2014 | 92 | 15 | 57 | 9 | 173 |
| 2015 | 92 | 15 | 55 | 9 | 171 |
| 2016 | 89 | 15 | 54 | 9 | 167 |
| 2017 | 88 | 14 | 53 | 9 | 164 |
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