Environmental protection spending by the government amounted to 0.7 percent of the United Kingdom's GDP in 2021. The ratio of environmental protection spending to GDP was highest in 2005, when it reached 1.4 percent. However, it generally falls below one percent.
Ratio of government spending on environmental protection expenditures (EPE) to GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 5, 2023). Ratio of government spending on environmental protection expenditures (EPE) to GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/490854/gdp-share-of-environmental-protection-expenditures-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Ratio of government spending on environmental protection expenditures (EPE) to GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021." Chart. June 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490854/gdp-share-of-environmental-protection-expenditures-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Ratio of government spending on environmental protection expenditures (EPE) to GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490854/gdp-share-of-environmental-protection-expenditures-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Ratio of Government Spending on Environmental Protection Expenditures (Epe) to Gdp in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490854/gdp-share-of-environmental-protection-expenditures-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Ratio of government spending on environmental protection expenditures (EPE) to GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490854/gdp-share-of-environmental-protection-expenditures-uk/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Ratio of government spending on environmental protection expenditures (EPE) to GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/490854/gdp-share-of-environmental-protection-expenditures-uk/