Scottish Natural Capital Accounts: 2021

This report estimates quantity and value of services supplied by Scottish natural capital for:

Agricultural biomass

Fish capture

Timber

Water abstraction

Minerals

Fossil fuel

Renewable energy

Carbon sequestration

Air pollution removal

Noise mitigation

Urban cooling

Recreation and house price values


An Experimental Official Statistics publication for Scotland

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Correspondence and enquiries

For enquiries about this publication please contact:

Adam Dutton or Max Engledew

Office for National Statistics Natural Capital Team

natural.capital.team@ons.gov.uk

Telephone: 01329 447076

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:

Office of the Chief Statistician, Telephone: 0131 244 0442,

e-mail: statistics.enquiries@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

How to access background or source data

The data collected for this statistical bulletin:

may be made available on request, subject to consideration of legal and ethical factors. Please contact natural.capital.team@ons.gov.uk for further information.

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Contact

Email: natural.capital.team@ons.gov.uk

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