Environment in United Kingdom 857 indicators covering environment for United Kingdom. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Freshwater Fish — Seed 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Freshwater Fish — Residuals 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 365,336 2019 down 28.4% 63rd Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment 100 Percentage of population 2014 up 3.1% 1st Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area 5,865 1000 ha 2024 up 0.7% 7th Lake water quality turbidity 24.3% 2021 — 31st Lake water quality trophic state 4.0% 2021 — 13th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Production 0 t 2024 — 19th Electricity production capacities for renewables and wastes 4,773 Megawatt 2019 up 8.9% 12th Share of forest with a long-term management plan 60.7% 2025 up 5.9% 54th Annual forest expansion 13,400 hectares per year 2020 up 19.6% 25th Share of annual global forest expansion 0.3% 2020 up 48.5% 25th Intensity of use of forest resources — Gross Increment 21,204 Cubic metres 2020 down 7.8% 15th Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — Area 310.5 1000 ha 2024 down 16.0% 12th Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted 0.4% 2019 down 20.0% 79th Children moderately or severely wasted 16.4 2019 down 6.8% 64th Cropland area under protective cover — Area 2.7 1000 ha 2016 up 28.6% 22nd Renewable freshwater resources 231,974 Million cubic metres 2010 down 31.6% 9th Municipal waste recycled 7.66 million 2023 down 9.5% 11th Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation 435 Kilogrammes per person 2022 down 7.6% 23rd Perm. meadows & pastures area certified organic — Area 275 1000 ha 2024 down 22.8% 9th Total amount donated for biodiversity conservation in developing countries 1.46 billion millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 503.1% 4th Hazardous waste generated 8.45 million 2020 up 69.2% 18th Hazardous waste generated, per capita 125.4 2020 up 58.3% 33rd Municipal waste recycled 7.66 million tonnes 2023 down 9.5% 10th Recovered post-consumer wood — Production 4.41 million t 2024 up 19.1% 7th Municipal waste generated 29.89 million 2023 down 3.2% 9th Value Added (Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) 2.18 2022 up 17.2% 4th Value Added (Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) 2.18 2022 up 17.2% 4th Value Added (Manufacture of food and beverages) — Ratio of Value 2.18 2022 up 17.2% 3rd Value Added (Manufacture of food and beverages) — Ratio of Value 2.18 2022 up 17.2% 3rd Recovered post-consumer wood — Import quantity 62,477 t 2024 up 1,059.1% 8th Recovered post-consumer wood — Import value 6,647 1000 USD 2024 up 389.5% 8th Municipal waste treated by type of treatment 5.29 million 2023 up 8.1% 5th Hazardous waste exported 12,332 2023 down 98.3% 43rd Recovered post-consumer wood — Export quantity 108,000 t 2024 up 33.0% 9th Recovered post-consumer wood — Export value 6,801 1000 USD 2024 down 6.5% 10th 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 Paper and paperboard — Capacity 4.16 million t 2026 down 1.8% 22nd Proportion of municipal waste recycled 26.2% 2022 down 2.4% 31st Electronic waste collected 816,398 2018 up 82.2% 5th Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment 16.3% 2022 up 3.4% 23rd Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type 1,050 Kilometre 2024 unchanged 14th Other paper and paperboard — Capacity 3.45 million t 2026 up 8.9% 18th Electronic waste collected, per capita 12.28 2018 up 69.4% 16th Household and sanitary papers — Capacity 954,000 t 2026 up 10.9% 11th Hazardous waste treated or disposed 2.03 million 2018 down 38.8% 21st Graphic papers — Capacity 709,000 t 2026 down 33.6% 16th Electronic waste recycled 703,513 2018 up 106.5% 4th Packaging paper and paperboard — Capacity 2.22 million t 2026 up 9.6% 19th Wood pulp for paper and paperboard — Capacity 300,000 t 2026 unchanged 25th Hazardous waste imported 40,323 2023 down 60.2% 23rd Total waste generation, by activity 282.39 million 2018 up 0.1% 6th Navigable inland waterways, by horizontal dimensions of vessels and 1,050 Kilometre 2024 unchanged 14th Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment 310,784 2018 down 28.2% 9th Catches - inland waters 2,473 Tonnes live weight 2010 down 9.8% 17th Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total 79.9 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 2018 down 12.3% 10th Treatment of hazardous waste 876,809 tonnes 2018 up 244.1% 18th Proportion of electronic waste recycled 86.2% 2018 up 13.4% 10th ← Previous Page 14 of 15 Next →