Data and Statistics: Environment

Good websites for UK environmental data

• DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs)
• Environment Agency
• National Statistics
• Scottish Environmental Statistics
• Welsh Environmental Statistics

Good websites for European environmental data

• Eurostat

• The European Environment Agency 

Other good websites for environmental data

• OECD environmental data
• United Nations Environment Programme Data
• US Environmental Protection Agency Data

UK Government environmental data resources by subject

The list that follows is by no means comprehensive - so please check the main websites listed to check on the availability of other datasets.

General environmental statistical sources

Environmental Accounts
Environmental information across industry sectors, emissions data, environmental protection data, fossil fuel use, oil and gas and waste data.

Public Registers Online
Allows you to conduct basic searches of the Environment Agency's public registers on water quality and pollution control, Integrated Pollution Control, radioactive substances and water abstraction and impounding.