Soil: Carbon
Commons · Question 70018 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
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.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 2 Sep 2025
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.