Description

A series of indicators monitoring agricultural and environmental change in England. This data set provides a recurring release of statistics related to agri-environment topics.

Policy areas

Environment

Update cadence

Ad hoc

Subject area

Environment, Agriculture

Publisher

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Published

03 April 2013

Data files

File	Type	Size
A1 Single Payment Scheme (SPS) uptake (September 2015)	pdf	—
A2 Direct payments made to farmers (June 2015)	pdf	—
A3 Farms in agri-environment schemes (August 2016)	pdf	—
A4 Input costs (March 2015)	pdf	—
A5 Product prices (March 2015)	pdf	—
A Chart data (August 2016)	xlsx	—
B1 Farm size (September 2015)	pdf	—
B2 Farm type (September 2015)	pdf	—
B5 Farm rents (July 2014)	pdf	—
B6 Farm income (July 2016)	pdf	—
B7 Indebtedness (November 2015)	pdf	—
B8 Diversification (November 2015)	pdf	—
B9 Labour profiles (September 2015)	pdf	—
B10 Contracting costs (November 2015)	pdf	—
B11 Crop and milk yields (September 2015)	pdf	—
B12 Livestock numbers (September 2015)	pdf	—
B Chart data (July 2016)	xlsx	—
C1 Area of organic farms (September 2015)	pdf	—
C2 Agricultural land use (July 2016)	pdf	—
C3 Pesticide use (October 2015)	pdf	—
C4 Fertiliser use (August 2015)	pdf	—
C Chart data (July 2016)	xlsx	—
DA1 Biological quality of rivers (February 2012)	pdf	—
DA2 Chemical quality of rivers (February 2012)	pdf	—
DA3 N and P levels in rivers (February 2012)	pdf	—
DA4 Pesticides in water (February 2012)	pdf	—
DA5 Water abstraction for agriculture (June 2015)	pdf	—
DC1 Ammonia emissions from agriculture (September 2015)	pdf	—
DD1 Methane emissions from agriculture (May 2016)	pdf	—
DD2 Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture (May 2016)	pdf	—
DD3 Energy derived from agricultural biomass (September 2015)	pdf	—
DE1 Status of farmland BAP habitats (January 2013)	pdf	—
DE2 Status of farmland BAP priority species (June 2012)	pdf	—
DE3 Trends in populations of pipistrelles (January 2015)	pdf	—
DE4 Trends in populations of brown hares (October 2013)	pdf	—
DE5 Trends in populations of farmland birds (July 2016)	pdf	—
DE6 Trends in populations of farmland butterflies (December 2014)	pdf	—
DE7 Plant diversity in the wider countryside (January 2012)	pdf	—
DE8 SSSI condition (November 2014)	pdf	—
DF1 Landscape features (October 2009)	pdf	—
DF2 New woodland planting (October 2015)	pdf	—
DF3 Landscape change (December 2012)	pdf	—
D Chart data (July 2016)	xlsx	—

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

Other publications from Defra in this area

TB in Non-Bovine Species 27 May 2026
Packaging waste data reported by reprocessors and exporters 06 May 2026
UK trade in Food, Feed and Drink 30 Apr 2026
Area under agri-environment schemes in England 26 Mar 2026
Access to green and blue space in England 04 Mar 2026
Farming Investment Fund statistics 29 Jan 2026
SFI spend statistics notice 08 Jan 2026
United Kingdom Food Security Digest 11 Dec 2025

Agri-environment indicators