diff --git a/timdex_dataset_api/dataset.py b/timdex_dataset_api/dataset.py
index aa27285..50ebdad 100644
--- a/timdex_dataset_api/dataset.py
+++ b/timdex_dataset_api/dataset.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def __init__(self, location: str | list[str]):
         self.dataset: ds.Dataset = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
         self.schema = TIMDEX_DATASET_SCHEMA
         self.partition_columns = TIMDEX_DATASET_PARTITION_COLUMNS
+        self._written_files: list[ds.WrittenFile] = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
     @classmethod
     def load(cls, location: str) -> "TIMDEXDataset":
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ def write(
             - use_threads: boolean if threads should be used for writing
         """
         start_time = time.perf_counter()
+        self._written_files = []
 
         if isinstance(self.source, list):
             raise TypeError(
@@ -209,14 +211,13 @@ def write(
             batch_size=batch_size,
         )
 
-        written_files = []
         ds.write_dataset(
             record_batches_iter,
             base_dir=self.source,
             basename_template="%s-{i}.parquet" % (str(uuid.uuid4())),  # noqa: UP031
             existing_data_behavior="delete_matching",
             filesystem=self.filesystem,
-            file_visitor=lambda written_file: written_files.append(written_file),
+            file_visitor=lambda written_file: self._written_files.append(written_file),  # type: ignore[arg-type]
             format="parquet",
             max_open_files=500,
             max_rows_per_file=MAX_ROWS_PER_FILE,
@@ -227,8 +228,8 @@ def write(
             use_threads=use_threads,
         )
 
-        logger.info(f"write elapsed: {round(time.perf_counter()-start_time, 2)}s")
-        return written_files  # type: ignore[return-value]
+        self.log_write_statistics(start_time)
+        return self._written_files  # type: ignore[return-value]
 
     def get_dataset_record_batches(
         self,
@@ -266,3 +267,24 @@ def get_dataset_record_batches(
                 f"elapsed: {round(time.perf_counter()-batch_start_time, 6)}s"
             )
             yield batch
+
+    def log_write_statistics(self, start_time: float) -> None:
+        """Parse written files from write and log statistics."""
+        total_time = round(time.perf_counter() - start_time, 2)
+        total_files = len(self._written_files)
+        total_rows = sum(
+            [
+                wf.metadata.num_rows  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+                for wf in self._written_files
+            ]
+        )
+        total_size = sum(
+            [wf.size for wf in self._written_files]  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        )
+        logger.info(
+            f"Dataset write complete - elapsed: "
+            f"{total_time}s, "
+            f"total files: {total_files}, "
+            f"total rows: {total_rows}, "
+            f"total size: {total_size}"
+        )