Official Statistics

UK and England soil nutrient balances, 2021

Annual estimates of inputs and offtake of nitrogen and phosphorus on agricultural land.

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UK and England soil nutrients data time series (kg per ha) 1990, 1995 and 2000 to 2021 (machine readable format)

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Soil nutrient balances provide a method for estimating the annual nutrient loadings of nitrogen and phosphorus to agricultural soils. They give an indication of the potential risk associated with losses of nutrients to the environment; losses which can impact on air and water quality and on climate change. The nutrient balances are used as a high-level indicator of farming’s pressure on the environment and of how that pressure is changing over time.

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Published 22 December 2022
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