"Figure 10: Timber production in the UK increased in recent years caused by a rise in private timber production","" "Total timber fellings by public and private sector, UK, 1976 to 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Hardwood includes broadleaved trees such as oak, birch and beech. 2. Softwood includes coniferous trees such as spruce, pine and larch. " "Unit","Thousand cubic metres of overbark standing" "","" "","Hardwood (Private)","Hardwood (Public)","Softwood (Private)","Softwood (Public)" "1976","1190","110","896","2096" "1977","1290","110","906","2266" "1978","1290","110","796","2196" "1979","1290","110","915","2306" "1980","1290","110","925","2655" "1981","1290","110","766","2775" "1982","990","110","896","2935" "1983","890","110","975","3016" "1984","890","110","1145","3136" "1985","890","110","1255","3196" "1986","990","110","1376","3396" "1987","890","110","1666","3585" "1988","1150","110","1955","3576" "1989","1310","110","2295","3736" "1990","1143","97","2235","3705" "1991","1133","97","2015","4004" "1992","838","72","2115","4305" "1993","705","124","2415","4385" "1994","792","142","3078","4565" "1995","859","119","3535","4387" "1996","778","112","3374","4546" "1997","807","101","3467","4826" "1998","664","131","3214","5118" "1999","608","142","3112","5774" "2000","582","144","3143","5927" "2001","540","161","3533","5626" "2002","558","131","3413","5682" "2003","494","130","3777","5886" "2004","443","126","3967","5980" "2005","547","112","4276","5596" "2006","436","50","4474","5599" "2007","444","44","4989","5686" "2008","431","48","4672","5395" "2009","499","97","3991","6264" "2010","517","78","5662","5652" "2011","517","83","6337","5951" "2012","532","61","6426","5910" "2013","504","87","7151","6213" "2014","518","79","8098","5988" "2015","548","81","7293","5732" "2016","588","76","7007","6123" "2017","728","92","7424","5941" "2018","718","96","8343","5527"