Between Q2 2015 and Q1 2017, the value of agricultural product imports to the United Kingdom rose quarterly. By Q1 2020 the import value amounted to approximately three billion GBP. The value of exports was noticeably less than imports, amounting to less than 550 million GBP in Q2 2020. The export value was highest in Q3 2019 at 671 million GBP.
Contributions to the economy
The gross value added (GVA) of the agriculture sector amounted to seven billion GBP in 2008. In 2019, this figure had risen to just over ten billion.
Environmental impact of the agriculture sector
The agriculture sector is the UK’s largest emitter of methane gas and nitrous oxide, with emissions amounting to 25.4 and 14.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) respectively in 2018. Despite methane levels increasing slightly in 2017 from the previous year, emissions have seen an overall decline since 1990.
Value of agricultural product imports to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2nd quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2021
(in million GBP)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 16, 2022). Value of agricultural product imports to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2nd quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2021 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/463945/agriculture-product-imports-quarterly-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Value of agricultural product imports to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2nd quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2021 (in million GBP)." Chart. March 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463945/agriculture-product-imports-quarterly-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Value of agricultural product imports to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2nd quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2021 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463945/agriculture-product-imports-quarterly-united-kingdom-uk/
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Office for National Statistics (UK), Value of agricultural product imports to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2nd quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2021 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463945/agriculture-product-imports-quarterly-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Value of agricultural product imports to the United Kingdom (UK) from 2nd quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2021 (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/463945/agriculture-product-imports-quarterly-united-kingdom-uk/
