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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021

The report sets out an analysis of statistical data relating to food security, fulfilling the duty in the Agriculture Act 2020 to present a report on food security to Parliament at least once every three years. The UKFSR examines past, current, and predicted trends relevant to food security to present the best available understanding of food security.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 16 December 2021
• Last updated: 22 October 2024 — See all updates

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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021: Contents

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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021: Introduction

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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021: Theme 1: Global Food Availability

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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021: Theme 2: UK Food Supply Sources

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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021: Theme 3: Food Supply Chain Resilience

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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021: Theme 4: Food Security at Household Level

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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021: Theme 5: Food Safety and Consumer Confidence

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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021: Appendix

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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021: datasets in csv format

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United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021 (printable pdf version)

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The report sets out an analysis of statistical data relating to food security, fulfilling the duty in the Agriculture Act 2020 to present a report on food security to Parliament at least once every three years. The UKFSR examines past, current, and predicted trends relevant to food security to present the best available understanding of food security.

The next report will be published towards the end of 2024. Some statistics included in the UKSFR are updated more frequently, for example in the Food statistics in your pocket publication.

Contact and feedback

Enquiries to: foodsecurityreport@defra.gov.uk

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Published 16 December 2021
Last updated 22 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 22 October 2024

   Correcting the draft so that the notice now correctly appears on https://www.gov.uk/official-documents.

2. 5 October 2023

   Changes made to the landing page to update with details for the next report (due towards the end of 2024).

3. 22 December 2021

   Added html version of the Report.

4. 16 December 2021

   Edited title page of Report.

5. 16 December 2021

   Added pdf copy of the Report, plus datasets in csv format.

6. 16 December 2021

   First published.