Environment

The  State of London report  brings together over 100 datasets about life in the capital – covering its economy, environment, housing market, and social outcomes such as health and education, among many other topics.  Published annually by the GLA’s City Intelligence Unit, the report’s ten chapters provide an array of charts and data, organised around the outcomes...

Following the release of the latest London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (LAEI) 2022, additional data has been produced at Borough level, to assist London boroughs with their LLAQM (London Local Air Quality Management) duties. Update May 2026: Emission datasets have been revised for a number of boroughs, following discrepancies identified in the previous update (December 2025). Please refer to the...

The LAEI 2022 is the latest version of the London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory and replaces previous versions of the inventory. Update May 2026: Emission datasets have been revised following discrepancies identified in the previous update (December 2025). Please refer to the Summary Note for further details. Emissions estimates of key pollutants (NOx, PM10, PM2.5 and CO2) by source type are...

About this dataset This page presents experimental analysis related to green jobs and skills in London, using online job postings data provided by Lightcast. This near real-time data can be used to help track and assess the demand for green expertise in London. When using outputs from this analysis it is important to be aware of...

These datasets contain the annual results for local authority collected waste in London and England. Local authority collected waste statistics from the quarterly reporting to WasteDataFlow. Data in this table shows Local Authority, London and England data. Information on the median cost of different types of waste management is also included. http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/environment/publications/the-mayors-waste-management-strategies https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-for-england-quarterly-estimates http://www.wastedataflow.org/reports/default.aspx

Table showing daily Reservoir levels in London since 1989 as percentage of usable or deployable capacity in the Lower Lee Group and Lower Thames Group reservoirs. Usable or deployable capacity excludes water normally left in a reservoir for environmental or emergency contingency measures. View Environment Agency website

Table shows the proportion of collected household waste which is recycled or composted. Figures for 2004/5 were taken from the London Councils organisation as the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) do not list complete LA level statistics for this year. From 1998/99 to 2003/04 estimates for household waste recycling (including composting) rates are based on data supplied to the...

The London Green Infrastructure Framework (LGIF), first published in January 2026, brings together key London-wide green infrastructure data in one place. You can use it to evidence, plan and prioritise the green infrastructure Londoners need. See http://www.london.gov.uk/london-green-infrastructure-framework for more information about its purpose and use, and https://apps.london.gov.uk/lgif/ for the map itself. This London Datastore page hosts: Two methodology reports produced by...

Number of recorded fly-tipping incidents by action and prosecutions taken. Revision made to 2022/23 data in column F. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fly-tipping-in-england-annual-statistics https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england

The Mayor set out his strategic policy framework for managing London’s municipal waste in the London Environment Strategy (LES), published in 2018. Under Proposal 7.2.1(b), the Mayor committed to maintaining a waste contracts register to monitor when waste authority contracts come up for renewal. The register supports joint working and joint procurement, helping London’s waste authorities secure better value for...