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Soil: Carbon

Asked by Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 September 2025UIN 70018

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of soil carbon stored within national landscapes.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Natural England estimates that 649,485,339 tonnes of carbon are stored below ground in National Landscapes. Source – Spatial Prioritisation of Below Ground Carbon Storage 2023 (England) | Natural England Open Data Geoportal.

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