Environment in United Kingdom 857 indicators covering environment for United Kingdom. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest certified for sustainable use 1.63 million thousands of hectares 2024 up 1.1% 31st Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 1,626 2024 up 1.1% 33rd Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 24.0% 2022 up 653.3% 65th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 165.5% 2022 up 683.2% 23rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 9 t 2016 down 82.7% 37th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 39 1000 USD 2016 up 39.3% 28th Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -3.27 % 2021 down 114.6% 78th Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.27 % 2021 down 114.6% 78th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 8.04 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 32.3% 181st Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0 kilograms 2024 down 100.0% 157th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 1,000 m3 2024 down 63.6% 48th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 606 1000 USD 2024 up 94.9% 38th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 1,503 t 2016 up 23.5% 15th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 509 1000 USD 2016 up 69.7% 16th Share of plastic waste exports 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 139th Water accounts - assets — Outflows to other territories 8.01 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 13th Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 79,000 m3 2024 up 8.0% 8th Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 12,450 1000 USD 2024 up 4.5% 3rd Water accounts - assets — Outflows to marine waters 166.91 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 8th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 327,000 t 2024 down 7.7% 32nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 — 9th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 — 13th Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Freshwater - resources — Outflow to marine waters 166.91 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 8th Cropland area under organic agric. — Area 169.67 1000 ha 2024 up 1.3% 20th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 3,187 t 2024 down 36.8% 22nd Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 1,304 1000 USD 2024 down 28.3% 22nd Above-ground forest biomass 108 tonnes per hectare 2025 down 0.9% 111th Above-ground biomass in forest 108 2025 down 0.9% 121st Forest area 3,278 2025 up 3.9% 97th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 13.6% 2025 up 3.9% 172nd Share of forest area within protected areas 9.2% 2025 unchanged 141st Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 9.2% 2025 unchanged 139th Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste 88.02 Index 2023 down 3.2% 30th Wood pellets — Production 327,000 t 2024 down 7.7% 30th Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st Cropland area certified organic — Area 159.08 1000 ha 2024 down 1.9% 22nd Ozone (O₃) concentration 49 ppb 2015 up 4.3% 123rd Coastal protection 62.53 2025 unchanged 118th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 65 t 2016 down 12.2% 24th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 20 1000 USD 2016 down 86.4% 25th Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area 71.82 1000 ha 2018 down 48.0% 62nd Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land 0.41 % 2018 down 47.4% 83rd Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 0 t 2024 — 48th Wood fuel, coniferous — Export quantity 4,000 m3 2024 down 91.1% 32nd Wood fuel, coniferous — Export value 2,114 1000 USD 2024 down 31.4% 23rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export quantity 283 t 2024 up 948.1% 18th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export value 742 1000 USD 2024 up 1,755.0% 15th Freshwater Fish — Feed 0 1000 t 2023 — 8th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Production 220,000 t 2024 unchanged 21st Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 60.7% 2025 up 5.9% 58th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 19 t 2016 — 15th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export value 20 1000 USD 2016 — 17th Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area 4,712 1000 ha 2024 down 8.1% 23rd Population using safely managed sanitation services 91.6% 2024 unchanged 9th Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted 15,530 2019 down 19.4% 77th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 27.2% 2021 — 97th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 2,427 2021 — 65th Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste 57,040 Gigawatt hours 2022 up 145.9% 12th Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply 1,664 Cubic metres 2014 down 9.2% 7th ← Previous Page 13 of 15 Next →