Notes: [1] Number of thousand hectares agreed and paid for in the same year.
[2] Number of thousand hectares paid for in the financial year following the agreement year
[2] Number of thousand hectares paid for in the financial year following the agreement year
| Change since | |
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1970 |
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1990 |
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1998 |
Coverage: England
Source: Defra
- Since the introduction of the Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) and Countryside Stewardship (Agri-Environment) schemes, 934,000 hectares of land in England have agreements and funds.
- Since 1998, 315,000 hectares of land have been agreed and funded.