Percentage of water bodies impacted by pollution incidents in England in 2019, by sector

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May 2023

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2019

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This statistic is using original data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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Percentage of water bodies impacted by pollution incidents in England 2019, by sector

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Won So,
Jan 21, 2026
As of 2019, around ** percent of water bodies in England were impacted by the agriculture sector making it the biggest water polluter in the country. Agricultural activities were followed by spillages from the water industry (drinking water supply and wastewater treatment), with ** percent of water bodies impacted by that sector.
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