Land use over the long-term in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Land use over the long-term was 10.58 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.58 million hectares
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
48th
of 202 countries
All-time high
12.51 million hectares
in 1960
All-time low
1.66 million hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in United Kingdom, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 10.58 million hectares for land use over the long-term in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in United Kingdom peaked at 12.51 million hectares in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.66 million hectares, in 1000.
United Kingdom ranks 48th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.66 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.41 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares | 2.41 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 3.31 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 4.42 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.97 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 4.06 million hectares | 4.06 million hectares | 4.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.02 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | 4.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.31 million hectares | 4.31 million hectares | 4.31 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 4.61 million hectares | 4.61 million hectares | 4.61 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.87 million hectares | 4.87 million hectares | 4.87 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 5.20 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 5.53 million hectares | 5.53 million hectares | 5.53 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 5.66 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 5.66 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 5.78 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | 5.78 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 5.88 million hectares | 5.88 million hectares | 5.88 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.68 million hectares | 5.68 million hectares | 5.68 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 5.43 million hectares | 5.43 million hectares | 5.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.75 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.47 million hectares | 5.47 million hectares | 5.47 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.57 million hectares | 5.57 million hectares | 5.57 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 6.60 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 5.09 million hectares | 5.09 million hectares | 5.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 4.28 million hectares | 4.28 million hectares | 4.28 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 5.60 million hectares | 5.60 million hectares | 5.60 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 6.43 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 7.24 million hectares | 7.24 million hectares | 7.24 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 8.20 million hectares | 8.20 million hectares | 8.20 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 9.17 million hectares | 9.17 million hectares | 9.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 9.79 million hectares | 9.79 million hectares | 9.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 10.40 million hectares | 10.40 million hectares | 10.40 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 10.95 million hectares | 10.95 million hectares | 10.95 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 12.02 million hectares | 11.82 million hectares | 12.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.26 million hectares | 12.04 million hectares | 12.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.55 million hectares | 11.46 million hectares | 11.65 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.29 million hectares | 11.11 million hectares | 11.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.36 million hectares | 11.16 million hectares | 11.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.31 million hectares | 11.04 million hectares | 11.70 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.14 million hectares | 10.92 million hectares | 11.39 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.88 million hectares | 10.58 million hectares | 11.24 million hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 386.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 31.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7351 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.078 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 58.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3113 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1931 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use over the long-term in United Kingdom?
- Land use over the long-term in United Kingdom was 10.58 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 12.51 million hectares in 1960.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 million hectares in 1000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for land use over the long-term?
- United Kingdom ranks 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.