Food Statistics Pocketbook Summary

The Food Statistics Pocketbook presents a selection of information covering the economic, social and environmental aspects of the food we eat. It contains statistics for different time periods, but always using latest available data at the time of release. Data comes from surveys run by Defra and the Office for National Statistics and from a wide range of other sources including government departments, agencies and commercial organisations.

The full publication is available here: Food statistics pocketbook

Associated datasets from this publication are also available. Data are a mixture of National Statistics, Official Statistics and unofficial statistics. Unofficial statistics are used where there are gaps in the evidence base. Where National Statistics are used this is indicated. Further information on National Statistics can be found on the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/" class="govuk-link">UK Statistics Authority website.

The four separate “chapter” pages, and the glossary, have been combined into one webpage to simplify navigation.

• Food Chain
• Prices and Expenditure
• Global and UK Supply
• Food Security Report

Please answer https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhEn_EZ-KD4iFbGhHaZJVdqd5sLycNz383H2zB-1vBDRP-Sg/viewform?usp=sf_link" class="govuk-link">4 short questions (opens in Google Forms) to help us make the pocketbook better for you.

Contact

Enquiries to: familyfood@defra.gov.uk Lead statistician: David Lee Tel: 0208 026 3006

Production team: David Lee, Isabella Worth, Jonathan Smith, Leigh Riley, Chris Silwood, Matthew Keating and Jess Booth.

You can also contact us via Twitter: https://twitter.com/defrastats" class="govuk-link">@DefraStats

This release contains statistics on waste produced at a UK level. The topics covered in this publication are:

• Waste from Households - 2010 to 2023. UK and country breakdown.
• BMW (Biodegradable Municipal Waste) to landfill - 2010 to 2023. UK and country breakdown.
• Packaging waste recycling and recovery - 2012 to 2024. UK only.
• C&D (Construction and Demolition) recovery - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
• C&I (Commercial and Industrial) waste generation - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2023. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
• Total waste generated breakdown - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
• Total waste treated breakdown - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
• Infrastructure breakdown - UK 2012 to 2020, England 2012 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.

The files for this dataset can be found in CSV format on https://data.gov.uk/dataset/uk_statistics_on_waste" class="govuk-link">Data.Gov.UK (DGUK).

Historic Releases:

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20241001181601/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data" class="govuk-link">UK statistics on waste – September 2024 update

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20240301120729/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data" class="govuk-link">UK statistics on waste – June 2023 update

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230302042326/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data" class="govuk-link">UK statistics on waste – May 2022 update

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20220302052506/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data" class="govuk-link">UK statistics on waste – July 2021 update

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20210301183133/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data" class="govuk-link">UK statistics on waste – March 2020 update

Taking a minute to provide an insight into your data requirements would really help us improve the way we produce our data in the future. Please complete a snap survey at: https://defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6fLTen4iYwNI4Rv" class="govuk-link">https://defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6fLTen4iYwNI4Rv

All responses will be taken into account in developing future products.

This statistical data set includes information on education and training participation and achievements broken down into a number of reports including sector subject areas, participation by gender, age, ethnicity, disability participation.

It also includes data on offender learning.

Academic year 2019 to 2020 (reported to date)

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Immigration system statistics, year ending December 2022: data tables

This release presents immigration statistics from Home Office administrative sources, covering the period up to the end of December 2022. It includes data on the topics of:

• work
• study
• family
• passenger arrivals and visitors
• asylum
• extensions of stay
• settlement
• citizenship
• detention
• returns

Further information

User Guide to Home Office Immigration Statistics
Policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK: timeline
Developments in migration statistics
Publishing detailed datasets in Immigration statistics

A range of key input and impact indicators are currently published by the Home Office on the Migration transparency data webpage.

If you have feedback or questions, our email address is MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.

Immigration detention

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6462567294f6df000cf5ea90/detention-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Immigration detention (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 9.8 MB)
Det_D01: Number of entries into immigration detention by nationality, age, sex and initial place of detention
Det_D02: Number of people in immigration detention at the end of each quarter by nationality, age, sex, current place of detention and length of detention
Det_D03: Number of occurrences of people leaving detention by nationality, age, sex, reason for leaving detention and length of detention
This is not the latest data

Returns

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/646357c494f6df0010f5eb0a/returns-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Returns (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 14.4 MB)
Ret_D01: Number of returns from the UK, by nationality, age, sex, type of return and return destination group
Ret_D02: Number of returns from the UK, by type of return and country of destination
Ret_D03: Number of foreign national offender returns from the UK, by nationality and return destination group
Ret_D04: Number of foreign national offender returns from the UK, by destination
This is not the latest data

These statistics include:

• crime matches
• subject samples
• NDNAD breakdown
• gender
• ethnic appearance
• age

We are currently unable to provide figures on matches made against profiles on the National DNA Database.

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230502153339/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-dna-database-statistics" class="govuk-link">Statistics from Q1 2013 to Q4 2022 to 2023 are available on the National Archives.

Figures for Q2 2014 to 2015 are unavailable. This is due to technical issues with the management information system.

All vehicles

Licensed vehicles

Overview

VEH0101: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689a1dddad0cbc0e27643253/veh0101.ods">Vehicles at the end of the quarter by licence status and body type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 154 KB)

Detailed breakdowns

VEH0103: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6846e8dcd25e6f6afd4c01d5/veh0103.ods">Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by tax class: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 33 KB)

VEH0105: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689a1dde9c63e0ee87656a9c/veh0105.ods">Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type, fuel type, keepership (private and company) and upper and lower tier local authority: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 16 MB)

VEH0206: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6846e8dee5a089417c806179/veh0206.ods">Licensed cars at the end of the year by VED band and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 42.3 KB)

VEH0601: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6846e8df5e92539572806176/veh0601.ods">Licensed buses and coaches at the end of the year by body type detail: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 24.6 KB)

VEH1102: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6846e8e0e5a089417c80617b/veh1102.ods">Licensed vehicles at the end of the year by body type and keepership (private and company): Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 146 KB)

VEH1103: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689a1de1e7be62b4f0643252/veh1103.ods">Licensed vehicles at the end of the quarter by body type and fuel type: Great Britain and United Kingdom (ODS, 1010 KB)

VEH1104: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689a1de1e7be62b4f0643253/veh1104.ods">Licensed vehicles at the end of the

These statistics on transport use are published monthly.

For each day, the Department for Transport (DfT) produces statistics on domestic transport:

• road traffic in Great Britain
• rail passenger journeys in Great Britain
• Transport for London (TfL) tube and bus routes
• bus travel in Great Britain (excluding London)

The associated methodology notes set out information on the data sources and methodology used to generate these headline measures.

From September 2023, these statistics include a second rail usage time series which excludes Elizabeth Line service (and other relevant services that have been replaced by the Elizabeth line) from both the travel week and its equivalent baseline week in 2019. This allows for a more meaningful like-for-like comparison of rail demand across the period because the effects of the Elizabeth Line on rail demand are removed. More information can be found in the methodology document.

The table below provides the reference of regular statistics collections published by DfT on these topics, with their last and upcoming publication dates.

The following slide sets are available to download for presentational use:

• https://khub.net/documents/135939561/1085558580/HIV+in+the+UK+2024+slide+set.odp/ed361c78-a636-3286-b225-42c47d876c62">HIV in the UK 2024 slide set
• https://khub.net/documents/135939561/1085558580/HIV+in+England+2024+slide+set.odp/c6e5bf84-4fb8-8053-2687-debc67073678">HIV in England 2024 slide set

New HIV diagnoses, AIDS and deaths are collected from HIV outpatient clinics, laboratories and other healthcare settings. Data relating to people living with HIV is collected from HIV outpatient clinics. Data relates to England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, unless stated.

HIV testing, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and post-exposure prophylaxis data relates to activity at sexual health services in England only.

View the pre-release access lists for these statistics.

Previous reports, data tables and slide sets are also available for:

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20240925200724/https:/www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables">data to end of December 2022
• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20231002190443/https:/www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables">data to end of December 2021
• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20221003075142/https:/www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables">data to end of December 2020
• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20211130025031/https:/www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables">data to end of December 2019
• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20201102200934/https:/www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables">data to end of December 2018
• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20190803043139/https:/www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables">data to end of December 2017
• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20180807160626/https:/www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables">data to end of December 2016
• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20170908213812/https:/www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables">data to end of December 2015

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). The OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/">Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of Official Statistics should adhere to.

Additional information on HIV surveillance can be found in the HIV Action Plan for England monitoring and evaluation framework reports. Other HIV in the UK reports published by Public Health England (PHE) are available online.

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The tables show a variety of renewable electricity data for the devolved administrations and the regions of England.

The totals tie in with the UK level data presented in the Digest of UK Energy Statistics.

The key data shown include the number, installed capacity and actual generation by various renewable technologies. Additional information on load factors and the association with economic activity is also shown.

If you have questions about the data, please email: renewablesstatistics@energysecurity.gov.uk

The report sets out an analysis of statistical data relating to food security in the UK, fulfilling the duty in the Agriculture Act 2020 to present a report on food security to Parliament at least once every three years. The UKFSR examines past, current, and future trends relevant to food security to present the best available understanding of food security.

The next report will be published towards the end of 2027. Some statistics included in the UKSFR are updated more frequently, for example in the Food statistics in your pocket publication.

Contact and feedback

You can also contact us via Twitter/X: @DefraStats

The Home Office has changed the format of the published data tables for a number of areas (asylum and resettlement, entry clearance visas, extensions, citizenship, returns, detention, and sponsorship). These now include summary tables, and more detailed datasets (available on a separate page, link below). A list of all available datasets on a given topic can be found in the ‘Contents’ sheet in the ‘summary’ tables. Information on where to find historic data in the ‘old’ format is in the ‘Notes’ page of the ‘summary’ tables.

The Home Office intends to make these changes in other areas in the coming publications. If you have any feedback, please email MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.

Related content

Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2023
Immigration system statistics quarterly release
Immigration system statistics user guide
Publishing detailed data tables in migration statistics
Policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK: timeline
Immigration statistics data archives

Asylum and resettlement

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6463a709d3231e000c32da9a/asylum-summary-mar-2023-tables.ods">Asylum and resettlement summary tables, year ending March 2023 (ODS, 94.4 KB)

Detailed asylum and resettlement datasets

Sponsorship

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64635a77427e410013b43829/sponsorship-summary-mar-2023-tables.ods">Sponsorship summary tables, year ending March 2023 (ODS, 48 KB)

Detailed sponsorship datasets

Entry clearance visas granted outside the UK

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64635a91427e41000cb4382e/visas-summary-mar-2023-tables.ods">Entry clearance visas summary tables, year ending March 2023 (ODS, 48.3 KB)

Detailed entry clearance visas datasets

Passenger arrivals (admissions)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/649068365f7bb700127facc5/passenger-arrivals-admissions-summary-mar-2023-tables.ods">Passenger arrivals (admissions) summary tables, year ending March 2023 (ODS, 28.5 KB)

Detailed passengers refused entry at the border datasets

Extensions

<a class="govuk-link" href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64635b0f94f6df0010f5eb0d/extensions-summary-mar-2023-tabl

List of the previous tables relating to returns from June 2023 onwards. Most tables published on returns as part of the Immigration system statistics release contain a time series of data, so are not available here. Previous tables are available here if they contain data that would be otherwise lost when publishing a new release, for example tables without a timeseries.

For summary tables published prior to June 2023, please see previous editions of the Immigration system statistics quarterly release.

Previous tables

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68a5d0069dc94e840696a3d4/returns-summary-mar-2025-tables.xlsx">Returns summary tables, year ending March 2025 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 109 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681c6362155568d3da1d2a0d/returns-summary-dec-2024-tables.ods">Returns summary tables, year ending December 2024 (ODS, 58 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67bf0e42b0bb6528ee866af6/returns-summary-sep-24-tables.ods">Returns summary tables, year ending September 2024 (ODS, 56 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6731db642cccb48648badad5/returns-summary-jun-24-tables.ods">Returns summary tables, year ending June 2024 (ODS, 55.9 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66bef1cc3cc0741b92314729/returns-summary-mar-24-tables.ods">Returns summary tables, year ending March 2024 (ODS, 46.8 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/664608fd993111924d9d3689/returns-summary-dec-2023-tables.ods">Returns summary tables, year ending December 2023 (ODS, 45.7 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65ddd899f1cab3001afc4786/returns-summary-sep-2023-tables.ods">Returns summary tables, year ending September 2023 (ODS, 46.3 KB)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/655bb0cdd03a8d001207fd1a/returns-summary-jun-2023-tables.ods">Returns summary tables, year ending June 2023 (ODS, 46.2 KB)

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Immigration system statistics data tables

Immigration system statistics quarterly release

Immigration statistics, October to December 2017: data tables.

This release presents immigration statistics from Home Office administrative sources, covering the period up to the end of December 2017. It includes data on the topics of:

• work
• study
• family
• passenger arrivals and visitors
• asylum
• extensions of stay
• settlement
• citizenship
• detention
• returns

Further information

• User Guide to Home Office Immigration Statistics
• Policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK: timeline
• Developments in migration statistics since 2010

A range of key input and impact indicators are currently published by the Home Office on the Migration transparency data webpage.

If you have feedback or questions, our email address is MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.

The 33rd edition of ‘Local government financial statistics England’ brings together data collected from local authorities to provide a comprehensive overview of local government finance in England.

More recent and more detailed data are published individually through statistical releases and live tables.

Asylum applications, decisions and resettlement

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64625e6894f6df0010f5eaab/asylum-applications-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 9.13 MB)
Asy_D01: Asylum applications raised, by nationality, age, sex, UASC, applicant type, and location of application
Asy_D02: Outcomes of asylum applications at initial decision, and refugees resettled in the UK, by nationality, age, sex, applicant type, and UASC
This is not the latest data

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64625ec394f6df0010f5eaac/asylum-applications-awaiting-decision-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Asylum applications awaiting a decision (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.26 MB)
Asy_D03: Asylum applications awaiting an initial decision or further review, by nationality and applicant type
This is not the latest data

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62fa17698fa8f50b54374371/outcome-analysis-asylum-applications-datasets-jun-2022.xlsx">Outcome analysis of asylum applications (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 410 KB)
Asy_D04: The initial decision and final outcome of all asylum applications raised in a period, by nationality
This is not the latest data

Age disputes

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64625ef1427e41000cb437cb/age-disputes-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Age disputes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 178 KB)
Asy_D05: Age disputes raised and outcomes of age disputes
This is not the latest data

Asylum appeals

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64625f0ca09dfc000c3c17cf/asylum-appeals-lodged-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Asylum appeals lodged and determined (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 817 KB)
Asy_D06: Asylum appeals raised at the First-Tier Tribunal, by nationality and sex
Asy_D07: Outcomes of asylum appeals raised at the First-Tier Tribunal, by nationality and sex
This is not the latest data

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64625f29427e41000cb437cd/asylum-claims-certified-section-94-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx"> Asylum claims certified under Section 94 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 150 KB)
Asy_D08: Initial decisions on asylum applications certified under Section 94, by nationality
This is not the latest data

Asylum support

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6463a618d3231e000c32da99/asylum-seekers-receipt-support-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Asylum seekers in receipt of support (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 2.16 MB)
Asy_D09: Asylum seekers in receipt of support at end of period, by nationality, support type, accommodation type, and UK region
This is not the latest data

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63ecd7388fa8f5612a396c40/applications-section-95-support-datasets-dec-2022.xlsx">Applications for section 95 su

Listing of the data tables included in ‘Immigration statistics, year ending December 2018’.

Data is in yearly or quarterly divisions.

To view and use ‘ODS’ files, OS X users can download http://www.openoffice.org/download/" class="govuk-link">OpenOffice.

Listing of the data tables included in ‘Immigration Statistics, October to December 2017’.

Data is in yearly or quarterly divisions.

To view and use ‘ODS’ files, OS X users can http://www.openoffice.org/download/" class="govuk-link">download OpenOffice.