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<p>The Forestry Commission collects data from the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire
on timber removals and production and trade of wood and wood products. The most recent
published statistics from this source are for 2017. The statistics for 2010 to 2017
include the following information on wood charcoal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK
Production (tonnes)</p></td><td><p>Imports (tonnes)</p></td><td><p>Exports (tonnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>102,000</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>62,000</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>88,000</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>109,000</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>118,000</p></td><td><p>11,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>107,000</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>69,000</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>86,000</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of the end use for charcoal are not recorded.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra proposals to phase out the sale of traditional house
coal (and restrict the sale of wet wood for domestic burning) will not affect the
sale of charcoal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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