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Key Scottish Environment
Statistics 2009
This is a PowerPoint version of KSES 2009.
Each slide is a chart from the 2009
publication, with the accompanying text
included in the slide notes.
Background
Population and Households: 1991-2031
Population/Households (thousands)
Source: General Register
Office for Scotland
Background
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 1978-2008
Scottish GDP at basic prices (2004=100)
Source: Scottish Government
Background
Electricity generation by source: 2000-2007
Electricity generated (GigaWatt hours)
Source: Department for Energy
and Climate Change
Background
Motor traffic on all roads: 1993-2008
Million vehicle kilometres
Source: Department for
Transport
Public Attitudes
Perceived significant environmental problems:
2008
What is the most significant environmental problem? Other environmental problems?
(percentage of respondents)
Source: Scottish Government
Public Attitudes
Agreement or Disagreement with Statements about
Climate Change and the Environment: 2008
To what extent do you agree/disagree with each statement? (percentage of respondents)
Source: Scottish Government
Global Atmosphere
Annual Mean Temperature: 1914-2008
Annual mean temperature – difference from 1961-1990 average (degrees Celcius)
Source: Met Office
Global Atmosphere
Annual precipitation: 1914-2008
Annual precipitation as a percentage of 1961-1990 average
Source: Met Office
Global Atmosphere
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1990-2006
Greenhouse gas emissions taking account of emissions and removals (Mt CO2e)
Source: National Atmospheric
Emissions Inventory
Global Atmosphere
Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions by
Source: 1990 - 2006
Greenhouse gas emissions taking account of emissions and removals (Mt CO2e)
Source: National Atmospheric
Emissions Inventory
Global Atmosphere
Column ozone measurements: 1981-2008
Column ozone concentrations over Lerwick (Dobson units)
Source: AEA Energy and
Environment
Air Quality
Particulate (PM10) concentrations:
1993-2008
Annual mean concentration (µg/m3)
Source: Scottish Air Quality
Database
Air Quality
Nitrogen dioxide concentrations:
1992-2008
Annual mean concentrations (µg/m3)
Source: Scottish Air Quality
Database
Air Quality
Ground level ozone concentrations:
1990-2008
Number of days exceeding 100µg/m3 (maximum 8hr running mean)
Source: Scottish Air Quality
Database
Air Quality
Emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from
large combustion plants: 1996-2008
Annual LCP emissions (thousand tonnes)
Source: Scottish Environment
Protection Agency
Air Quality
Sensitive habitats affected by air pollution:
1995-1997 to 2004-2006
Percentage of sensitive habitat area affected by acid and nutrient nitrogen (N) deposition
Source: Centre for Ecology and
Hydrology
Water
Public Water Supplies - Water abstracted and
supplied : 2002/03 - 2008/09
Million litres per day (Ml/d)
Source: Scottish Water
Water
Drinking water quality: 1991-2008
Percentage of samples at consumer’s taps failing test
Source: Drinking Water
Quality Regulator for Scotland
Water
Nitrate concentrations in rivers:
1993-2008
Distribution of mean nitrate concentrations, percentage of sites within each band
Source: Scottish Environment
Protection Agency
Water
Orthophosphate concentrations in rivers:
1993-2008
Distribution of mean orthophosphate concentrations, percentage of sites within each band
Source: Scottish Environment
Protection Agency
Compliance with EC bathing water
directive (76/160/EEC): 1988-2008
Percentage compliance of coastal bathing water
Source: Scottish Environment
Protection Agency
Marine
Marine
Percentage of commercial continental shelf finfish
stocks at full reproductive capacity: 1998-2007
Percentage of fish stocks at full reproductive capacity
Source: Marine Scotland
Science, ICES
Radioactivity
Exposure of the population from all
sources of radiation: 2003
Average annual dose in Scotland, 2,400 microsieverts
Source: HPA – Radiation
Protection Division
Radioactivity
Activity concentrations in milk:
1966-2008
Activity concentrations
Source: HPA – Radiation
Protection Division
Waste
Waste sent to landfill: 2000-2008
Million tonnes
Source: Scottish Environment
Protection Agency
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW):
2000/2001-2008/2009
Million tonnes
Source: Scottish Environment
Protection Agency
Waste
Waste
Waste Recycling Behaviour: 2000-2008
Percentage of households surveyed 2007-2008, who reported recycling certain waste
items in the past month
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Source: Scottish Government
(data), Ordnance Survey (map)
Land
Broad Habitat Change: 1990-2007
Changes in the extents of the most widespread Broad Habitats (thousand hectares)
Source: Countryside Survey
2007
Derelict and Urban Vacant Land:
2002-2008
Area of Derelict and Urban Vacant Land (hectares)
Source: Scottish Government
Land
Land
Designated Areas: 1991-2009
Area (thousand hectares)
Source: Scottish Natural Heritage
Land
Agricultural Land Use: 1982-2008
Area (thousand hectares)
Source: Scottish Government
Land
Fertiliser Application to Crops and Grass:
1986-2008
Overall application rate of fertiliser (kg/ha)
Source: Scottish Government
Land
Area of Woodland: 1924-2009
Area (thousand hectares)
Source: Forestry Commission
Biodiversity
Changes in Plant Species Richness:
1990 - 2007
Mean number of vascular plant species per 1km square
Source: Countryside Survey
2007
Biodiversity
Status of UK BAP Habitats in Scotland:
2008
Status of UK BAP Habitats
Increasing 13%
Unknown 20%
Fluctuating (probably
increasing) 3%
No clear trend 3%
Declining (continuing/
accelerating) 3%
Stable
20%
Declining
(slowing) 25%
Fluctuating (probably
stable) 8%
Fluctuating (probably
declining) 5%
Source: Biodiversity Action
Reporting System (BARS)
Biodiversity
Status of UK BAP Species in Scotland:
2008
Status of UK BAP Species
Increasing 4%
Unknown 31%
Fluctuating (probably
increasing) 1%
Stable 22%
Not a true
species 1%
Fluctuating (probably
stable) 10%
No clear
trend 7%
Lost (pre BAP
Publication) 1%
Lost (since BAP
publication) 1%
Fluctuating (probably
declining) 4%
Declining (continuing/
accelerating) 7%
Source: Biodiversity Action
Reporting System (BARS)
Declining
(slowing) 11%
Biodiversity
Status of wild bird populations:
1975-2008
Index (1994 = 100)
Source: British Trust for Ornithology/ Joint Nature
Conservation Committee/ Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust/
Shetland Oil Terminal Environmental Advisory Group
Biodiversity
Catches of wild salmon: 1952-2007
Numbers caught (thousands)
Source: Marine Scotland
Science