UK public spending on agriculture, fisheries and forestry by year
Public spending on agriculture, fisheries and forestry.
£6.6 billion
0.2%
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on agriculture, fisheries and forestry at £6.6 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £6.0 billion, so the cash figure changed by +10.0%. Adjusted to 2025-26 prices, it was £9.5 billion in 2003-04 and £6.6 billion in 2025-26. As a share of GDP it was 0.2% in 2025-26; the highest share in the table is 0.4% in 2003-04.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Share of GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £6.6 billion | +10.0% | £6.6 billion | 0.2% |
| 2024-25 | £6.0 billion | -13.0% | £6.2 billion | 0.2% |
| 2023-24 | £6.9 billion | +15.0% | £7.4 billion | 0.2% |
| 2022-23 | £6.0 billion | +1.7% | £6.8 billion | 0.2% |
| 2021-22 | £5.9 billion | -4.8% | £7.2 billion | 0.2% |
| 2020-21 | £6.2 billion | +8.8% | £7.6 billion | 0.3% |
| 2019-20 | £5.7 billion | – | £7.3 billion | 0.3% |
| 2018-19 | £5.7 billion | +23.9% | £7.5 billion | 0.3% |
| 2017-18 | £4.6 billion | -11.5% | £6.2 billion | 0.2% |
| 2016-17 | £5.2 billion | +15.6% | £7.1 billion | 0.3% |
| 2015-16 | £4.5 billion | -13.5% | £6.2 billion | 0.2% |
| 2014-15 | £5.2 billion | -3.7% | £7.3 billion | 0.3% |
| 2013-14 | £5.4 billion | +1.9% | £7.6 billion | 0.3% |
| 2012-13 | £5.3 billion | -8.6% | £7.7 billion | 0.3% |
| 2011-12 | £5.8 billion | +5.5% | £8.5 billion | 0.3% |
| 2010-11 | £5.5 billion | -5.2% | £8.3 billion | 0.3% |
| 2009-10 | £5.8 billion | – | £8.9 billion | 0.4% |
| 2008-09 | £5.8 billion | +34.9% | £9.0 billion | 0.4% |
| 2007-08 | £4.3 billion | -15.7% | £6.9 billion | 0.3% |
| 2006-07 | £5.1 billion | -8.9% | £8.3 billion | 0.3% |
| 2005-06 | £5.6 billion | +3.7% | £9.4 billion | 0.4% |
| 2004-05 | £5.4 billion | +1.9% | £9.4 billion | 0.4% |
| 2003-04 | £5.3 billion | £9.5 billion | 0.4% |
PESA 2026 Tables 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, line "of which: agriculture, fisheries and forestry". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 4 tables, HM Treasury.
File: PESA_2026_CP_Chapter_4_tables.xlsx. Read 2026-10-15. SHA-256
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