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Green belt statistics

This collection brings together all documents relating to green belt statistics

These statistics present information on designated green belt land in England by local authority. Digital shapefiles are available fromdata.gov.uk.

Statistical information is also available on land designated as green belt and other land designations within theinteractive dashboard.

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Green belt statistics

Guidance notes

Updates to this page

Published 30 November 2012
Last updated 9 October 2025show all updates

  1. Added Local authority Green Belt statistics for England: 2024 to 2025.

  2. Added Local authority green belt statistics for England: 2023 to 2024.

  3. Added Local authority green belt statistics for England: 2022 to 2023.

  4. Added Local authority green belt statistics for England: 2021 to 2022.

  5. Added Local authority green belt statistics for England: 2020 to 2021.

  6. Added Local authority green belt statistics for England: 2019 to 2020.

  7. Added Local authority green belt statistics for England: 2018 to 2019.

  8. Added 'Local authority green belt statistics for England: 2017 to 2018'.

  9. Added Local authority green belt statistics for England: 2012 to 2013.

  10. First published.