Environment in United Kingdom 821 indicators covering environment for United Kingdom. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 6.6% 25th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 10.7% 18th Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.769 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 down 17.6% 30th Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 2.97 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 13.4% 52nd Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 3.73 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 5.3% 53rd Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre 25.67 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 12.5% 24th Sawnwood — Import value, per square kilometre 9.35 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 22.6% 23rd Land use hidden — Other areas 39,681 Square kilometres 2023 up 3.7% 72nd Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 109,233 Square kilometres 2023 down 0.2% 44th Land use hidden — Land area 241,930 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 72nd Land use hidden — Cropland 60,862 Square kilometres 2023 down 3.6% 43rd Land use hidden — Total area 243,610 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 72nd Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Ratio of Value Added 14.28 2023 down 5.8% 24th Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Ratio of Value Added 14.28 2023 down 5.8% 24th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 1.86 2023 up 510.1% 3rd Share of global forest area 0.1% 2025 up 4.9% 89th Forest area 3.28 million hectares 2025 up 3.9% 89th Arable land use per person 0.0882 hectares per person 2023 down 9.7% 119th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.6% 114th Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 — 129th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 6.9 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 36.0% 21st Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year 2024 up 155.2% 38th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 46,479 1000 USD 2024 up 14.3% 13th Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 44,421 t 2024 up 3.8% 12th Primary Forest — Area 0 1000 ha 2025 — 126th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 499,724 1000 USD 2024 down 17.1% 17th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 687,000 t 2024 down 29.1% 16th Recovered paper — Import value 27,572 1000 USD 2024 down 12.3% 38th Recovered paper — Import quantity 114,000 t 2024 down 16.2% 36th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 12,600 hectares 2025 down 34.4% 25th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.4% 2025 down 36.8% 25th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.4% 2025 down 36.8% 26th Annual change in forest area 12,600 hectares 2025 down 34.4% 25th Fibreboard — Export value 36,535 1000 USD 2024 down 23.5% 40th Fibreboard — Export quantity 40,000 m3 2024 down 64.3% 53rd Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year 2024 up 176.3% 38th Forest land — Area 3,278 1000 ha 2025 up 3.9% 101st Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 10.49 % 2025 down 3.8% 236th Naturally regenerating forest — Area 344 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 153rd Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.93 % change on previous year 2024 down 415.2% 132nd Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 84,801 1000 USD 2024 down 36.0% 16th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 28,986 t 2024 down 75.8% 15th Other fibreboard — Import value 17,626 1000 USD 2024 up 9.3% 14th Other fibreboard — Import quantity 36,000 m3 2024 down 17.3% 17th Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 215,000 m3 2024 up 37.1% 39th Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 78,104 1000 USD 2024 up 55.1% 36th Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 89.51 % 2025 up 0.5% 7th Planted Forest — Area 2,934 1000 ha 2025 up 4.4% 22nd Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 3.15 million m3 2024 down 15.2% 25th Total fibre furnish — Export value 770,827 1000 USD 2024 down 2.8% 14th Total fibre furnish — Export quantity 3.79 million t 2024 down 14.8% 9th Emissions of air pollutants 833,456 tonnes 2022 down 41.9% 31st Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 8.15 % change on previous year 2024 up 103.2% 18th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.1036 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 2.8% 56th Graphic papers — Export quantity 291,000 t 2024 down 39.6% 31st Graphic papers — Export value 382,056 1000 USD 2024 down 56.1% 28th Heat Index 35 0.01 2024 unchanged 118th Wood pulp — Export value 2,457 1000 USD 2024 down 70.5% 55th Wood pulp — Export quantity 4,523 t 2024 down 65.3% 51st Newsprint — Export quantity 208,000 t 2024 down 28.8% 11th ← Previous Page 5 of 14 Next →