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We publish national and official statistics relating to the environment, rural communities, food and farming.
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Statistical series
Environment statistics
- air quality and emissions statistics
- biodiversity and wildlife statistics
- encouraging business to manage their impact on the environment statistics
- environment key facts publication
- environmental protection expenditure survey
- natural environment statistics
- sustainable development indicators
- waste and recycling statistics
- digest of waste and resources statistics
- water quality and abstraction statistics
- funding for flooding and coastal erosion
Food statistics
- family food statistics
- food chain analysis
- food statistics pocketbook
- food transport indicators
- overseas trade
- sustainable food system indicators
Rural statistics
- rural economy
- rural focus reports
- living in rural areas
- rural maps
- statistical digest of geographies
- statistical digest of rural England
Farming statistics
Farm management statistics
- aggregate agricultural accounts
- farm business survey
- agricultural productivity and competitiveness analyses
- productivity of the agricultural industry
Commodities and farm-gate prices
- agricultural price indices
- animal feed production
- cattle, sheep and pig slaughter
- cereal usage and stocks
- commodity prices
- egg production and prices
- fruit and vegetable wholesale prices
- milk utilisation by dairies
- milk prices and composition
- poultry and poultry meat statistics
Land management and environmental issues
- agricultural statistics and climate change
- agri-environment indicators
- agri-environment analysis
- farm practices survey
- fertiliser usage
- land under environmental management
Land use and livestock
- animal on-farm welfare inspections
- bovine TB
- farm animal genetic resources
- horticultural statistics
- non-food crops
- orchard fruit
- organic farming
- structure of the agricultural industry
Fisheries statistics
Statistics on the UK fishing industry and its operations, along with international comparisons, stock assessments and information on fish imports and exports, are available on the Marine Management Organisation’s sea fisheries statistics website.
Forthcoming publications
The shows the planned publication dates over the coming year for all of the department’s official statistics releases. The calendar will be updated quarterly.
Planned publication dates of our national and official statistical releases can be found on the statistics release calendar.
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Archived statistics
GOV.UK offers the most recent statistics Defra has published. Our previous statistical releases are available on the National Archives.
Corporate procedures and standards
The UK Statistics Authority assess whether or not producers of official statistics have complied with the Code of Practice. Official statistics that have been assessed against the Code of Practice and found to be compliant with it can be designated as National Statistics. Reports of all assessments are published on the UK Statistics Authority website. We produce statistics in accordance with the statutory and other arrangements described in the guide to national and official statistics. Details on how we do this are set out in the publications below.
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General enquiries
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Defra helpline: 03459 33 55 77 (open Mon to Fri: 8am - 6pm)
| Environment statistics | enviro.statistics@defra.gsi.gov.uk |
| Farming statistics | farming-statistics@defra.gsi.gov.uk |
| Food statistics | familyfood@defra.gsi.gov.uk |
| Rural statistics | rural.statistics@defra.gsi.gov.uk |
| Price statistics | Prices@defra.gsi.gov.uk |
| Survey control | surveycontrol@defra.gsi.gov.uk |