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<p>The Forestry Commission produces statistics on woodland area in the UK. These are
Official Statistics, produced to meet the standard of the Code of Practice for Statistics.</p><p>
</p><p>Woodland area statistics can be found on the Forest Research website, together
with background information at:</p><p><a href="https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/statistics-by-topic/woodland-statistics/"
target="_blank">https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/statistics-by-topic/woodland-statistics/</a></p><p>
</p><p>The area of woodland for each country since 2010, taken from the published
statistics, is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="6"><p>Woodland area (millions of hectares)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Northern
Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>1.29</p></td><td><p>0.30</p></td><td><p>1.38</p></td><td><p>0.09</p></td><td><p>3.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>1.29</p></td><td><p>0.30</p></td><td><p>1.38</p></td><td><p>0.09</p></td><td><p>3.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>1.30</p></td><td><p>0.30</p></td><td><p>1.40</p></td><td><p>0.11</p></td><td><p>3.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>1.30</p></td><td><p>0.31</p></td><td><p>1.41</p></td><td><p>0.11</p></td><td><p>3.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>1.30</p></td><td><p>0.31</p></td><td><p>1.42</p></td><td><p>0.11</p></td><td><p>3.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>1.31</p></td><td><p>0.31</p></td><td><p>1.43</p></td><td><p>0.11</p></td><td><p>3.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>1.31</p></td><td><p>0.31</p></td><td><p>1.44</p></td><td><p>0.11</p></td><td><p>3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>1.31</p></td><td><p>0.31</p></td><td><p>1.44</p></td><td><p>0.11</p></td><td><p>3.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>1.31</p></td><td><p>0.31</p></td><td><p>1.45</p></td><td><p>0.11</p></td><td><p>3.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>1.31</p></td><td><p>0.31</p></td><td><p>1.46</p></td><td><p>0.11</p></td><td><p>3.19</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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