UK Biodiversity Indicator B1a: Area of Land in Agri-Environment Schemes, 1987-2014

UK Biodiversity Indicator B1a tracks the area of land enrolled in voluntary agri-environment schemes from 1987 to 2014. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee published this data on behalf of Defra as part of a suite of 24 biodiversity indicators. The latest publication date for this indicator was January 19, 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in agricultural land enrolled for environmental protection based on scheme types described.
• Evaluating the adoption of entry-level versus higher-level agri-environment schemes over time.
• Assessing the relationship between policy interventions and potential wildlife conservation outcomes mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is part of an official suite of 24 UK biodiversity indicators published by JNCC/Defra.
• Covers a time series from 1987 to 2014, allowing for longitudinal analysis.
• Distinguishes between two main types of agri-environment schemes as described.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:09.598119; freshness should be verified as the latest data point is from 2014.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) on behalf of the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative records of voluntary agri-environment scheme enrollments.

Time Range

1987 to 2014

Freshness

Data is static; the latest data point is for 2014, published in 2016.

Geography

United Kingdom