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GREENER - Land Use, Emissions, Waste and Organic Production
Agricultural land use in Scotland, 2007
| Hectares | % of land area |
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Crops | 523,149 | 6.7% |
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Fallow | 15,085 | 0.2% |
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Set-aside | 67,933 | 0.9% |
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Grass | 1,235,149 | 15.9% |
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Rough grazing | 3,996,134 | 51.3% |
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Woodland | 279,851 | 3.6% |
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Other land | 74,524 | 1.0% |
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Non-agricultural land area | 1,600,175 | 20.5% |
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Total land area | 7,792,000 | |
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Source: Agricultural Census 2007
- The total land area of Scotland is 7,792,000 hectares of which 79.5% is for agricultural use.
- 6.7% of Scotland's land area is used for crop production (the two crops using the most land are barley and wheat).
- Rough grazing is the predominant land use.
Land under organic aid scheme in Scotland, 1995-2007
Source: Organic Annual Report to 2005, CAP Payments Division from 2006 onwards
- Between 1998 and 2002, there was a large increase in the area covered by the Organic Aid Scheme but the trend has reversed since then.
Trends in greenhouse gas and acid rain precursor emissions from food and drink manufacturing in the UK, 1990-2005
Source: Defra (Environmental accounts, ONS)
- Acid rain precursor emissions from food and drink manufacturing have fallen by 63.4% since 1990. In 2005 they totalled 35.5 thousand of sulphur dioxide equivalent in 2005 in the UK.
- Greenhouse gas emissions from food and drink manufacturing have fallen by 8.1% since 1990. In 2005 they amounted to 10.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in the UK.
- Figures for Scotland are not available.
Breakdown of vehicle kilometres transporting food for UK consumers, 2004
Source: Food Transport Indicators 2004, Defra
- Transport by HGV accounts for 30% of vehicle kilometres transporting food.
Urban and non-urban car transport accounts in total for 50.2% of food vehicle kilometres. - Figures for Scotland are not available.
Tonnes of avoidable and unavoidable food waste, Scotland
Source: The Food We Waste, WRAP, 2008
- In total, 587 thousand tonnes of food are wasted each year in Scotland.
- Of that 357 thousand tonnes, which amounts to 61% of the total could be avoided.
- Unavoidable waste is peelings, bones and cores.
- Figures are based on all methods of treatment and disposal.
Estimated cost (£million per year) of the avoidable food waste produced by household type, Scotland
Source: The Food We Waste, WRAP, 2008
- The total cost is £889 million per year (figures are regardless of disposal/treatment method).
- Households of related adults with children are responsible for the largest part -39% of the total - of unavoidable food waste.
- Shared households of unrelated adults account for a much smaller part of £104 million (or 12% of the total).
Organic purchases by consumers by country and region of UK indexed against UK total, 2006
Source: What is so different about Scottish consumers?, TNS Worldpanel, 2007
- In Scotland, organic purchases are 3% lower than in the whole of the UK on average.
- Most organic purchases are made in the South of England and London, which are 5% and 4% higher than the UK average.
Scottish consumers preferences to buy environmentally friendly products, 2004-2006
Source: What is so different about Scottish consumers?, TNS Worldpanel, 2007
- In 2006, 38.6% of Scottish consumers agreed with the statement "I prefer to buy environmentally friendly products".
- This is a 2.5% increase compared to 2004 lower than the UK.
Scottish consumers reasons for buying local food, 2007
Source: TNS System Three Scottish Opinion Survey, April 2007
- When asked which statements represented the reason why they might choose to buy local, 20% stated that is was good for the environment.
- More popular statements were to support local producers and retailers.
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