1.9 million m³ (51%) of sawn softwood was produced by sawmills in Scotland in 2018 (Table 2.14).  A further 31% was produced by mills in England, 9% in Wales and the remaining 10% in Northern Ireland.

Over the last 10 years production of sawn softwood in the UK has increased by 31%.  For mills in England, Wales and Scotland, most of this increase has occurred in the earlier part of this period, whilst there has been a more recent increase in Northern Ireland.

Table 2.14 Production of sawn softwood by country, 2009-2018.

^{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/.}

Additional resources

Sources chapter: Sawmill Survey