Question reference: S5W-36205
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage share of new woodland planted in the UK since 2016-17 has been in planted in Scotland, and what information it has on how this compares with new woodland planted in (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer
Scotland has accounted for about 80% of woodland planting in the UK in recent years. Forest Research publishes National Statistics on the area of new woodland creation, which can be found on its website: Forestry Statistics and Forestry Facts & Figures - Forest Research
The following table shows the amount of woodland creation in the UK between 2016 – 2020, and the percentage share that was created in Scotland.
Forestry Statistics: Woodland creation and planting 2016 - 2020 in thousand hectares. Published by Forest Research | ||||||
Year | England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | UK | % share of woodland creation in Scotland compared to the rest of the UK |
2016 | 0.82 | 0.11 | 4.63 | 0.05 | 5.61 | 83 |
2017 | 1.15 | 0.41 | 4.76 | 0.21 | 6.52 | 73 |
2018 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 7.14 | 0.21 | 9.05 | 79 |
2019 | 1.42 | 0.67 | 11.21 | 0.24 | 13.54 | 83 |
2020 | 2.34 | 0.08 | 11.05 | 0.2 | 13.66 | 81 |