United Kingdom


Land Area
241,930 (kilometers square)in 2020
Arable Area
6086 (1000 ha)in 2019
Crop Area
6132 (1000 ha)in 2019
Agricultural Area
17521 (1000 ha)in 2019
Forest Area
3182 (1000 ha)in 2019

The country spans 244,820 square kilometres (94,530 sq mi) in which 24193(1000 ha) Land area, 17349.98(1000 ha) is agricultural area, 3159(1000 ha) forest area. United Kingdom food and Agricultural gross value Production at current price shown with data tables, chart, and maps.


Value of Agricultural Production(fao.org) Last Updated : 6 Jan 2022








UK Import and Export of Cereals.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Barley98,32924,065,0001,574,932305,973,000
Buckwheat2,0792,608,00056108,000
Canary seed2,3451,088,0001,561969,000
Flour, wheat124,28963,797,000190,883113,588,000
Fonio739,000--
Grain, mixed----
Maize2,670,571619,650,000138,93430,635,000
Millet25,53611,470,000242232,000
Oats25,1569,959,00065,84919,871,000
Quinoa4,27512,281,0005311,699,000
Rice, broken109,66848,603,00010,1284,121,000
Rice, husked356,384277,464,0003,3175,566,000
Rice, milled294,146293,209,00048,94873,039,000
Rice, milled/husked----
Rice, paddy6,8355,238,000199801,000
Rye1,7411,361,000541134,000
Sorghum26,17614,203,000392765,000
Triticale5450,0002215,000
Wheat2,133,002533,541,000520,083118,926,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19619,198,744583,143,000180,43913,161,000
19658,964,835632,019,000228,21515,781,000
19709,660,356660,140,000269,33520,146,000
19757,852,8471,282,255,0001,419,273208,704,000
19805,497,7811,253,195,0002,796,403658,567,000
19853,521,139736,471,0005,030,909725,424,000
19903,083,848886,053,0006,610,6891,140,735,000
19952,866,193788,642,0004,491,294848,390,000
20003,128,470685,123,0005,429,248693,486,000
20053,322,095902,363,0003,587,774600,158,000
20103,006,9091,183,723,0004,766,7811,085,492,000
20154,413,0781,488,578,0004,178,237970,890,000
20164,023,3981,215,360,0005,239,5141,055,666,000
20175,009,2071,538,349,0002,281,057568,986,000
20185,359,6501,641,856,0001,795,637532,766,000
20194,900,3431,532,596,0003,333,681806,910,000
20205,928,6001,924,323,0002,631,041677,969,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
UK Import and Export of Bovine Meat.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Meat, beef and veal sausages----
Meat, beef, preparations53,889261,693,0008,32453,840,000
Meat, cattle38,172168,324,00033,312110,368,000
Meat, cattle, boneless (beef & veal)211,1881,104,988,00083,500383,461,000
Offals, edible, cattle17,19022,565,00054,759106,155,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961445,750259,209,0006,6444,031,000
1965419,330308,662,00016,38713,545,000
1970433,370324,193,00014,72912,772,000
1975321,393446,087,000123,430214,760,000
1980377,851933,082,000170,335491,235,000
1985320,912540,773,000164,125320,344,000
1990308,328881,213,000131,617442,912,000
1995294,186884,626,000297,858890,067,000
2000307,017697,022,00010,05235,097,000
2005473,6651,384,003,00014,92055,119,000
2010420,6161,534,728,000163,769596,171,000
2015419,7351,831,751,000177,228642,452,000
2016411,4151,598,899,000182,065593,118,000
2017420,8391,616,449,000178,898636,623,000
2018446,5791,780,828,000185,920713,051,000
2019386,0011,449,569,000226,636738,324,000
2020400,5261,562,750,000207,831655,464,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
UK Import and Export of Alcohol Beverages.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Beer of barley1,063,576674,681,000462,100528,582,000
Beer of sorghum----
Beverages, distilled alcoholic214,373980,102,000970,3506,255,002,000
Beverages, fermented rice----
Cider etc193,163173,740,00056,63378,900,000
Vermouths & similar15,24327,120,000117556,000
Wine1,456,4604,439,425,00094,484672,380,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961388,409131,021,000234,475253,888,000
1965390,313147,220,000301,831352,448,000
1970483,288188,990,000381,133535,320,000
1975701,889488,528,000641,641960,977,000
1980744,4121,003,507,000665,0982,048,897,000
19851,017,4701,074,360,000634,7731,571,465,000
19901,290,1442,530,898,000755,2873,642,135,000
19951,259,2682,526,017,000823,7933,798,094,000
20001,531,9353,650,345,0001,442,5336,215,718,000
20052,276,9865,666,424,0001,529,2568,630,467,000
20102,282,7605,977,233,0001,464,7318,077,119,000
20152,737,2086,254,748,0001,733,5578,999,094,000
20162,878,8975,667,428,0001,813,4328,472,858,000
20172,821,7945,726,930,0001,831,6938,691,024,000
20182,784,4876,156,406,0001,838,9679,476,974,000
20192,771,5705,946,741,0001,839,6969,269,762,000
20202,942,8156,295,068,0001,583,6847,535,420,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
UK Import and Export of Dairy products.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Butter, cow milk79,171311,266,00061,419241,550,000
Buttermilk, curdled, acidified milk72,521114,880,00033,65723,808,000
Cheese, processed46,518284,264,00014,26163,395,000
Cheese, sheep milk----
Cheese, whole cow milk452,9211,919,713,000178,809779,233,000
Cream fresh18,11051,179,00023,90073,985,000
Ghee, buffalo milk----
Milk, products of natural constituents nes14,86323,862,0003827,100,000
Milk, reconstituted----
Milk, skimmed cow29,76828,137,00016,55910,747,000
Milk, skimmed dried21,53159,682,00072,407182,149,000
Milk, whole condensed31,20864,536,0002,38010,689,000
Milk, whole dried23,19683,987,00049,936147,894,000
Milk, whole evaporated19,80830,812,00020,85119,005,000
Milk, whole fresh cow172,59276,916,000751,725282,394,000
Milk, whole fresh sheep----
Whey, condensed375571,00010,90314,729,000
Whey, dry51,75869,140,00056,52882,029,000
Yoghurt----
Yoghurt, concentrated or not264,200432,346,00026,69875,847,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961644,791409,531,00061,49422,845,000
1965712,332567,087,00067,87428,540,000
1970643,622434,656,00074,77626,882,000
1975738,0791,140,019,000150,072103,554,000
1980354,4421,109,651,000333,098643,099,000
1985363,517751,072,000293,075337,399,000
1990472,0891,475,083,000420,298770,360,000
1995554,7911,366,788,000523,4481,068,731,000
2000737,8071,580,363,000598,572861,317,000
2005956,7172,797,733,000951,6311,174,432,000
20101,184,8843,338,152,000883,5771,431,871,000
20151,238,3353,311,062,0001,120,4621,657,953,000
20161,220,5743,054,457,0001,078,8631,609,505,000
20171,332,8133,453,519,0001,291,1951,981,606,000
20181,429,5003,797,451,0001,356,7212,208,753,000
20191,328,7053,522,228,0001,446,7662,202,021,000
20201,298,5403,551,291,0001,320,4152,014,554,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
UK Import and Export of Eggs.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Eggs, dried6,89135,324,00036237,000
Eggs, hen, in shell29,66885,667,00017,962124,674,000
Eggs, liquid38,01368,759,00013,06415,246,000
Eggs, other bird, in shell1,8847,478,0002968,377,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196146,86829,649,000898481,000
196526,71915,347,0008,2613,303,000
197019,1799,971,00011,8147,665,000
197521,19721,082,0008,05410,934,000
198026,17838,721,00029,50251,162,000
198531,27529,691,00015,82624,687,000
199047,68071,193,0009,96526,447,000
199519,58832,418,00011,08031,821,000
200042,24453,090,00014,84430,411,000
200560,301114,299,00012,60348,773,000
201069,406181,126,00012,80371,610,000
201585,585206,765,00016,693144,707,000
201682,900169,960,00016,24583,817,000
201771,519160,372,00021,380103,346,000
201861,205155,219,00032,002127,337,000
201964,797138,769,00034,293137,010,000
202076,456197,228,00031,358148,534,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
UK Import and Export of Fruits.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Apples346,369441,011,00021,80516,208,000
Apricots8,03318,734,00044160,000
Apricots, dry8,24025,810,0003351,497,000
Bananas979,420692,347,0006,7645,434,000
Blueberries19,356139,180,000370793,000
Cashewapple----
Cherries12,93646,706,0007233,812,000
Cherries, sour265974,0003251,704,000
Cranberries31,521210,267,0003122,075,000
Currants8942,281,00027153,000
Dates25,10877,492,0008553,693,000
Figs2,67711,774,0001464,000
Figs dried3,97212,871,0002441,253,000
Fruit, cooked, homogenized preparations16,98542,459,0003,30620,545,000
Fruit, dried nes24,130116,826,0004,11222,068,000
Fruit, fresh nes25,44958,215,0002,00910,930,000
Fruit, prepared nes342,581719,224,00035,787112,163,000
Fruit, tropical fresh nes29302,000--
Gooseberries----
Grapefruit (inc. pomelos)32,27431,389,0003,2382,191,000
Grapes277,240680,976,0009,13423,270,000
Juice, apple, concentrated115,883117,627,0007671,682,000
Juice, apple, single strength112,23368,792,0004,2365,498,000
Juice, citrus, concentrated6,66018,671,0001,1002,198,000
Juice, citrus, single strength20,78222,484,0005281,108,000
Juice, fruit nes397,921311,383,00036,98754,024,000
Juice, grape14,59418,604,0009681,493,000
Juice, grapefruit3,2074,121,0008969,000
Juice, grapefruit, concentrated7,3678,036,0004429,000
Juice, lemon, concentrated----
Juice, lemon, single strength3,6944,357,00097149,000
Juice, orange, concentrated145,886197,920,00013,1298,643,000
Juice, orange, single strength295,050263,891,00016,14019,530,000
Juice, pineapple27,64217,472,0001,4831,445,000
Juice, pineapple, concentrated4,9889,303,0003,1282,054,000
Juice, plum, concentrated----
Juice, plum, single strength----
Kiwi fruit34,62961,748,0002,3225,735,000
Lemons and limes167,919198,034,0007,4059,678,000
Mangoes, mangosteens, guavas73,227163,382,0003,2928,856,000
Melons, other (inc.cantaloupes)162,250151,129,0007,13710,777,000
Oranges267,000250,370,00033,62324,409,000
Papayas4,69511,560,000747,000
Peaches and nectarines67,604131,259,0001,0892,772,000
Pears111,975140,655,0001,8582,057,000
Persimmons11,97010,012,0001,0851,343,000
Pineapples134,887110,795,00016,94217,059,000
Pineapples canned28,50242,649,0009072,387,000
Pistachios4,76849,660,0001401,451,000
Plantains and others55,59934,186,00018,00319,136,000
Plums and sloes36,35958,296,0007821,768,000
Plums dried (prunes)8,44923,296,0005432,804,000
Quinces546903,000617,000
Raisins98,515215,976,0004,01010,380,000
Strawberries58,608239,526,0003,98313,481,000
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines, satsumas315,564408,500,0003,8965,348,000
Watermelons153,553103,196,0006,0377,092,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
19612,212,078500,049,00044,26113,947,000
19652,260,155547,436,00045,63816,487,000
19702,194,665549,163,00047,80118,025,000
19752,126,189928,915,00066,14438,811,000
19802,325,7521,740,231,00090,205105,693,000
19852,510,4971,565,280,00098,98682,534,000
19903,018,4413,031,181,000111,273153,999,000
19953,106,7863,031,915,000144,242201,195,000
20003,559,9453,032,757,000137,162169,598,000
20054,604,8875,024,999,000180,137278,732,000
20104,589,7325,865,036,000230,387359,570,000
20154,865,8706,586,182,000245,607407,402,000
20165,060,6546,742,634,000272,937437,200,000
20175,149,2486,825,167,000298,566478,275,000
20185,029,5687,050,896,000271,849487,546,000
20195,034,1526,731,743,000276,826450,191,000
20205,178,5087,174,667,000287,876500,306,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
UK Import and Export of Vegetables.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Artichokes526982,00034,000
Asparagus12,54274,351,0006124,665,000
Avocados122,298348,388,00021,25625,798,000
Beans, green43,226132,191,0008883,049,000
Cabbages and other brassicas55,47369,755,0005,8155,128,000
Carrots and turnips47,42834,190,00014,8629,412,000
Cauliflowers and broccoli128,654222,175,00010,45214,373,000
Chillies and peppers, green256,691521,616,0001,2313,701,000
Cucumbers and gherkins195,542235,193,0001,2092,159,000
Eggplants (aubergines)35,49352,191,0003071,028,000
Garlic42,92681,694,0002,8055,198,000
Juice, tomato20,61218,145,0007871,077,000
Leeks, other alliaceous vegetables11,62918,153,000640984,000
Lettuce and chicory243,106203,332,0006,49113,730,000
Maize, green101,420226,897,0004,16312,003,000
Mushrooms and truffles115,680290,647,00011,57827,630,000
Mushrooms, canned5,25314,041,0004494,122,000
Olives7351,011,00010234,000
Olives preserved45,21995,350,0009484,974,000
Onions, dry302,326190,814,0007,0167,648,000
Onions, shallots, green4,1504,066,00055464,000
Peas, green19,94058,945,0002,4923,087,000
Pumpkins, squash and gourds96,505107,055,0002,3752,109,000
Spinach20,98145,906,0007521,950,000
Sweet corn frozen49,39751,863,0008661,237,000
Sweet corn prep or preserved75,713108,724,0001,6303,638,000
Tomatoes382,696636,456,0003,6188,545,000
Tomatoes, paste188,246183,927,0002,3513,187,000
Tomatoes, peeled399,788330,037,0006,5378,304,000
Vegetables in vinegar104,770153,106,0007,39820,793,000
Vegetables, canned nes----
Vegetables, dehydrated33,85189,063,0002,61710,431,000
Vegetables, fresh nes92,82372,306,00030,51816,577,000
Vegetables, fresh or dried products nes3,2709,621,0004113,681,000
Vegetables, frozen305,962319,057,00046,47054,098,000
Vegetables, homogenized preparations16,06224,089,0009162,768,000
Vegetables, preserved nes293,455377,988,000116,835313,043,000
Vegetables, preserved, frozen107,497168,419,0004,50112,547,000
Vegetables, temporarily preserved18,40122,295,0003671,127,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961651,907141,977,00019,2296,719,000
1965706,311180,187,00021,8387,596,000
1970776,724229,017,00032,52611,479,000
1975714,113397,993,00060,80238,220,000
1980912,447775,307,000101,62497,189,000
19851,333,146716,488,000113,04977,685,000
19901,688,9611,732,777,000133,630142,641,000
19951,807,4511,921,533,000202,772195,258,000
20002,162,7412,224,688,000203,603225,098,000
20053,211,3533,975,708,000236,940339,329,000
20103,138,4834,547,173,000243,582442,331,000
20153,329,6694,621,882,000280,915493,456,000
20163,506,4444,619,979,000282,179503,720,000
20173,425,7214,714,489,000311,662558,055,000
20183,487,4714,918,834,000325,742620,298,000
20193,718,9965,053,939,000333,453587,336,000
20204,003,9705,611,008,000322,596615,889,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
UK Import and Export of Poultry Meat.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Fat, liver prepared (foie gras)168412,000115,000
Meat, chicken368,5931,153,228,000377,906322,382,000
Meat, chicken, canned361,5491,454,524,00030,306141,720,000
Meat, duck9,83628,091,0004,33010,823,000
Meat, goose and guinea fowl7322,118,000950719,000
Meat, turkey25,31681,964,00015,68123,359,000
Offals, liver chicken10,3004,842,00047,25518,716,000
Offals, liver duck35175,000176105,000
Offals, liver geese4126,000--
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
196112,3139,861,0001,525993,000
196521,65915,209,000397339,000
197013,30111,003,0001,423837,000
197513,99521,580,0002,7293,023,000
198038,57289,867,00021,03337,087,000
198576,619119,649,00033,94550,860,000
1990158,849454,712,00069,330143,618,000
1995244,302666,663,000169,440326,380,000
2000409,6661,086,588,000211,212277,327,000
2005659,3732,028,777,000345,265534,537,000
2010743,6442,519,026,000323,017594,854,000
2015887,7252,841,075,000357,869531,906,000
2016946,9892,660,392,000346,117467,537,000
2017951,0992,708,652,000396,761499,726,000
2018975,9002,977,549,000432,850565,919,000
2019977,1742,856,345,000430,200521,085,000
2020939,2532,725,592,000490,242517,840,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
UK Import and Export of Roots and Tubers.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Cassava----
Cassava dried4,4234,982,000235332,000
Flour, cassava1,7862,402,000145924,000
Flour, potatoes58,64174,181,0002,9034,400,000
Flour, roots and tubers nes167687,00020201,000
Potato offals----
Potatoes228,332138,163,000283,971138,732,000
Potatoes, frozen624,454617,734,00061,53069,871,000
Roots and tubers nes7,56511,083,000195467,000
Starch, cassava11,6519,163,000433703,000
Sweet potatoes159,477120,270,00010,90712,490,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961278,93128,924,00075,3505,129,000
1965278,49338,870,000132,8626,867,000
1970357,66858,890,00098,4507,685,000
1975398,265101,093,000149,42730,251,000
1980474,930160,356,000203,42159,655,000
1985524,775135,150,000173,99134,113,000
1990541,882279,045,000176,62263,678,000
1995692,900434,186,000222,644122,629,000
2000718,076369,698,000229,21396,220,000
2005948,756566,229,000278,579149,421,000
2010863,155670,286,000371,661215,650,000
2015960,603822,014,000327,615209,608,000
2016994,293813,854,000333,405218,280,000
20171,061,407913,046,000354,762218,353,000
20181,049,495972,764,000364,335256,969,000
20191,116,2341,060,606,000416,724274,292,000
20201,117,715999,251,000360,548228,839,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
UK Import and Export of Natural Rubber.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Rubber natural dry8,69013,695,0001,0652,475,000
Rubber, natural11,87120,750,0001,3163,578,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961277,188175,577,000121,07681,035,000
1965200,035103,163,0008,9335,376,000
1970201,20593,042,0007,4063,994,000
1975174,802111,762,0005,9974,713,000
1980129,481202,104,0003,1005,309,000
1985131,682113,601,0004,2594,376,000
1990153,178143,863,00016,72119,554,000
1995132,436227,763,00018,96233,679,000
2000139,796116,252,0007,88910,802,000
200596,214157,197,0003,0306,594,000
201070,892256,908,0005,88719,030,000
201570,970116,232,0008,70317,134,000
201651,71473,542,0007,47913,583,000
201737,15669,907,0008,16216,434,000
201832,22952,659,0002,99811,868,000
201927,19342,340,0003,5358,872,000
202020,57234,641,0002,3826,077,000

Source : FAO Last Updated : 10 Feb 2022
UK Import and Export of Tobacco.
Item Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
Cigarettes30,960536,552,00035211,716,000
Cigars, cheroots55769,110,0001725,000
Tobacco products nes14,197282,818,0002624,491,000
Tobacco, unmanufactured129913,000759,000
Year Import Export
Tonnes US$ Tonnes US$
1961157,239281,697,00015,49854,568,000
1965130,201235,195,00016,51360,359,000
1970132,629265,046,00025,86596,310,000
1975151,053426,654,00038,371236,298,000
1980137,504546,092,00052,149716,257,000
1985147,155525,216,00057,212601,358,000
1990149,090654,879,00064,1981,168,052,000
1995163,693684,632,00026,937455,782,000
2000150,575605,842,000124,5031,745,055,000
200590,207693,312,00057,5661,168,616,000
2010104,6071,523,112,00035,192543,206,000
201553,888663,800,00031,121389,343,000
201643,823475,807,00024,646313,794,000
201755,083567,417,00014,776141,658,000
201848,668730,926,00011,13799,273,000
201943,025681,723,00010,49487,818,000
202045,843889,393,00062216,991,000