Expenditure on environment protection 2018/19 statistics

This statistic shows public sector expenditure on environment protection in the United Kingdom in 2018/19, by category. Total expenditure on environmental protection reached approximately 11.2 billion British pounds in 2018/19. The majority of this went towards waste management with over 8 billion British pounds.

Public sector expenditure on environment protection in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by category (in million GBP)

Characteristic	Expenditure in million GBP
Waste management	8,315
Pollution abatement	161
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	338
Research and development	207
Other	2,157

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Release date

July 2019

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019

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This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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