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Environment

Emissions, air quality, flooding, rivers, waste and the natural environment.

11

tracked measures

9

source systems

Headline measures

Flood warnings

6

11h agoNow
2 severeLive fallback

Air quality

Low

11h agoNow
UK index 2Today

Territorial emissions

−4.1%

20142025
yr/yr2025 provisional

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Immediate warnings and monitoring data sit beside annual emissions and long-term environmental indicators.

Waste and resources

1 measure

Household recycling

44.6%

20222023
+0.5pp2023 provisional

Water

3 measures

Surface waters at good status

16%

Previous assessmentLatest assessment
latest assessmentLatest river basin assessment

Bathing waters meeting standard

92.9%

20242025
+1.1pp2025

Surface water at good status

32.8%

20242024
little long-term change2024

Land and nature

1 measure

Woodland cover

13.5%

20242025
15,580 ha createdMarch 2025

Air quality

2 measures

Urban pollution days

6.2 days

20102024
−9.4 days since 20102024

Rural pollution days

11.0 days

20242024
latest annual2024

Public action

1 measure

Adults taking environmental action

86.0%

March 2026March 2026
latest surveyMarch 2026

National summaries can hide substantial local variation in air quality, flood exposure and ecological condition. Every card links directly to its publishing organisation.