Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Tree Planting
(asked on 4th March 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees have been planted on behalf of his Department since December 2019.
Answered by
Rebecca Pow
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 7th March 2024
Below are the annual figures for the number of trees planted:
- 2019-20: 2,110,000 trees
- 2020-21: 4,252,000 trees
- 2021-22: 4,344,000 trees
- 2022-23: 4,399,000 trees
- Up to 30 September 2023: 2,114,000 trees
Total Trees Planted (April 2019 - 30 September 2023): 17,219,000 trees.
These figures reflect our continuous commitment to enhancing the UK's green spaces and contribute towards our environmental goals and targets.