Environment in United Kingdom 857 indicators covering environment for United Kingdom. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 99.1% 2024 down 0.0% 65th Road, rail and navigable inland waterways networks by NUTS 2 region 159 Kilometre 2018 unchanged 13th People using improved drinking water sources 0.5938 people 2024 — 180th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 54.49 US dollar 2018 up 10.1% 22nd Printing and writing papers, coated — Production 45,653 t 2024 down 61.3% 29th Other papers mainly for packaging — Production 144,637 t 2024 down 0.5% 15th Drinking water services 0 people 2024 — 119th Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production 575,000 m3 2024 down 23.2% 27th Wood chips and particles — Production 1.99 million m3 2024 down 22.0% 29th Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 — 106th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 220,000 t 2016 down 23.3% 23rd Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 91.0% 2025 unchanged 30th Agriculture-driven deforestation 61.89 hectares 2024 down 65.4% 117th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 680 t 2016 down 69.5% 16th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 630 1000 USD 2016 down 59.0% 14th Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Production 535 t 2024 down 62.1% 33rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -18.13 Mt CO2e 2023 up 8.1% 132nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 1.25 Mt CO2e 2023 up 41.7% 86th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 25,156 t 2024 down 76.5% 41st Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 7,442 1000 USD 2024 down 29.0% 41st Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 14.3% 2023 up 10.0% 80th Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 14.3% 2023 up 10.0% 75th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 3.72 Mt CO2e 2023 down 18.3% 20th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity 15,139 t 2024 down 82.6% 24th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import value 9,292 1000 USD 2024 down 79.4% 21st Water Use Efficiency 337.07 2023 up 3.5% 4th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 8.96 Mt CO2e 2023 down 11.2% 8th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import quantity 2,000 t 2024 down 21.0% 33rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import value 4,469 1000 USD 2024 up 13.4% 25th Plastic waste exports 0 tonnes 2024 down 100.0% 144th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 1,824 2022 up 29.6% 58th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.7% 2022 up 29.6% 71st Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 432.49 2022 up 270.8% 106th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.2% 2022 up 270.8% 171st Reservoir minimum water area 329.12 2022 up 38.2% 64th Reservoir minimum water area 0.1% 2022 up 38.2% 70th Reservoir maximum water area 369.57 2022 up 47.9% 67th Reservoir maximum water area 0.2% 2022 up 47.9% 76th Reservoir minimum water area change 25.5% 2022 up 375.8% 33rd Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 112,306 Square kilometres 2022 down 0.6% 24th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 3,953 Square kilometres 2022 up 38.2% 53rd Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 3,413 Square kilometres 2022 up 17.3% 23rd Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 261,000 m3 2024 up 1,417.8% 3rd Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 94,604 1000 USD 2024 up 2,814.5% 1st Water accounts - assets — Precipitations 287.61 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 20th Land Surface Temperature 12.44 2021 down 1.0% 175th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 — 39th Wood pellets — Export quantity 14,000 t 2024 down 85.8% 39th Wood pellets — Export value 5,523 1000 USD 2024 up 80.1% 39th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 11,156 t 2024 up 30.6% 27th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 1,919 1000 USD 2024 down 74.1% 30th Water accounts - assets — Evaporation and actual evapotranspiration 127.29 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 16th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 92nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 1.2% 2017 down 84.8% 161st Greenhouse gas emissions - Regions — GHG emissions from waste 11.11 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 10.0% 17th Water accounts - assets — Inflows from other territories 6.45 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 21st Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production 597,600 m3 2024 up 86.8% 13th Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 27,774 million SLC 2021 down 7.3% 56th Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 42,433 million USD 2021 down 7.3% 19th ← Previous Page 12 of 15 Next →