Environment in United Kingdom 44 indicators covering environment for United Kingdom. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications 4,653 Patents 2023 up 1.1% 3rd Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 667.92 Patents 2022 down 75.2% 4th Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 159 Kilometre 2018 unchanged 13th Inland fisheries 452.13 Tonnes 2022 down 78.3% 9th Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land 6,125 Hectares 2025 up 1.1% 4th Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area 16,821 Hectares 2025 down 1.9% 3rd Agricultural land area — Arable land 6,083 Hectares 2025 up 1.2% 4th Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture 10,697 Hectares 2025 down 3.5% 3rd Agricultural land area — Permanent crops 41.76 Hectares 2025 down 14.0% 5th Marine landings — Total landings 640,295 Tonnes 2022 up 0.9% 3rd Marine landings — National landings in domestic ports 395,788 Tonnes 2022 down 1.4% 3rd Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes 4,773 Megawatt 2019 up 8.9% 12th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land -18,052 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 5.8% 8th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland 12,492 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 3.4% 1st Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland -2,879 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 42.0% 12th Renewable freshwater resources 231,974 Million cubic metres 2010 down 31.6% 9th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land 405.13 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 10.7% 2nd Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land 123.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 4.9% 4th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland 37.77 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 4.1% 3rd Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland 436.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 4.9% 1st Agricultural land area — Organic farming 502,850 Hectares 2024 down 8.3% 3rd Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland 2,876 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 2.5% 1st Marine landings — National landings in foreign ports 244,508 Tonnes 2022 up 4.8% 1st Marine waters affected by eutrophication 529 Square kilometre 2025 down 43.7% 7th Annual freshwater abstraction by source and sector 7,284 Million cubic metres 2014 down 29.4% 12th Biodiversity — Farmland birds index 73.23 Index 2023 down 13.0% 5th Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type 1,050 Kilometre 2024 unchanged 14th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland 316.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 1.4% 1st Navigable inland waterways, by horizontal dimensions of vessels and 1,050 Kilometre 2024 unchanged 14th Biodiversity — Forest birds index 82.7 Index 2023 down 17.8% 5th Catches - inland waters 2,473 Tonnes live weight 2010 down 9.8% 17th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems 14.0% 2018 up 12.9% 16th Material deprivation for the 'Environment' dimension, by number of 72.7% 2018 up 19.0% 33rd Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by degree of 16.3% 2018 up 19.0% 18th Stock of zero-emission vehicles at 31st December by type of vehicle 823 Number 2024 up 100.2% 10th New zero-emission vehicles by type of vehicle and type of motor energy 1,726 Number 2024 up 57,433.3% 2nd Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness 467,073 Tonne 2020 up 92.9% 14th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by level of 14.0% 2018 up 7.7% 18th Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and 220,985 Number 2018 — 5th Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 616,865 Tonne 2018 down 9.5% 12th Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste 214.84 million Tonne 2018 down 19.0% 3rd Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by waste management 1.55 million Tonne 2018 up 14.6% 3rd Inland waterway transport enterprises by number of vessels 145 Number 2012 down 25.3% 6th Annual detailed enterprise statistics on electricity, gas and water 601 2008 up 81.6% 16th