Manure and environment — United Kingdom
Dehesa Index brings together 24 “Manure and environment” series for United Kingdom, with official data and its history (since Jan 1984, latest 2025). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.
In brief
In their latest reading, 4 of the 15 series rose, 8 fell and 3 were unchanged against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Area under agri-environment schemes: United Kingdom (hectares)” (+13.1 %, 2025); the largest fall, “Area under agri-environment schemes: Wales (hectares)” (−32.2 %, 2025). Against the same period a year earlier (14 comparable series), “Area under agri-environment schemes: United Kingdom (hectares)” rose most (+13.1 %) and “Fertiliser use, Great Britain: nitrogen (N) on grassland (kg per hectare)” fell most (−10.5 %). 6 series are at their lowest on record.
Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.
| Series | Latest | Period | Change | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertiliser use, Great Britain: nitrogen (N) on all crops and grass (kg per hectare) | 73.0 | 2024 | −5.19 % | kg/ha |
| Fertiliser use, Great Britain: nitrogen (N) on tillage crops (kg per hectare) | 121 | 2024 | −3.20 % | kg/ha |
| Fertiliser use, Great Britain: nitrogen (N) on grassland (kg per hectare) | 34.0 | 2024 | −10.5 % | kg/ha |
| Fertiliser use, Great Britain: phosphate (P2O5) on all crops and grass (kg per hectare) | 10.0 | 2024 | 0.00 % | kg/ha |
| Fertiliser use, Great Britain: phosphate (P2O5) on tillage crops (kg per hectare) | 17.0 | 2024 | 0.00 % | kg/ha |
| Fertiliser use, Great Britain: phosphate (P2O5) on grassland (kg per hectare) | 4.00 | 2024 | 0.00 % | kg/ha |
| Agri-environment scheme agreements: United Kingdom (agreements, rounded to the nearest hundred) | 85,600 | 2025 | +11.9 % | agreements |
| Emissions from agriculture, United Kingdom: ammonia (tonnes) | 226,685 | 2024 | −3.54 % | t |
| Emissions from agriculture, United Kingdom: carbon dioxide (million tonnes CO2 equivalent) | 7.19 | 2024 | +7.12 % | Mt CO2e |
| Emissions from agriculture, United Kingdom: methane (million tonnes CO2 equivalent) | 27.1 | 2024 | −1.54 % | Mt CO2e |
| Emissions from agriculture, United Kingdom: nitrous oxide (million tonnes CO2 equivalent) | 12.2 | 2024 | −3.47 % | Mt CO2e |
| Area under agri-environment schemes: England (hectares) | 6,113,000 | 2025 | +9.73 % | ha |
| Area under agri-environment schemes: Scotland (hectares) | 863,000 | 2025 | −2.38 % | ha |
| Area under agri-environment schemes: United Kingdom (hectares) | 7,365,000 | 2025 | +13.1 % | ha |
| Area under agri-environment schemes: Wales (hectares) | 326,000 | 2025 | −32.2 % | ha |
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Source: Defra (UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) · Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (commercial use allowed; cite source) · Data updated: 2026-11-03
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