Summary statistics data for England

Ecological status and potential

Summary statisticRivers, Canals and SWTsLakesEstuariesCoastalSurface Waters Combined
% of water bodies at good or better ecological status/potential16%15%19%46%16%
% of biological elements, phys-chem elements and specific pollutants at good or better status79%68%83%90%79%
% of water bodies with an objective of good ecological status/potential or better79%78%60%80%78%
% of biological elements, phys-chem elements and Specific Pollutants with an objective of good status or better95%93%94%96%95%

Chemical

Summary statisticRivers, Canals and SWTsLakesEstuariesCoastalSurface Waters Combined
% of water bodies at good chemical status0%0%0%0%0%
% of chemical elements at good status84%81%86%84%84%
% of water bodies at good chemical status without uPBT93%100%91%100%94%
% of chemical elements at good status without uPBT99%100%Greater than 99%100%99%
% of water bodies with an objective of good chemical statusGreater than 99%99%100%100%Greater than 99%
% of chemical elements with an objective of good100%100%100%100%100%
% of water bodies with an objective of good chemical status without uPBT100%100%100%100%100%
% of chemical elements with an objective of good without uPBTs100%100%100%100%100%

Groundwater

Summary statisticGround water
% of water bodies at good chemical (GW) status45%
% of groundwater chemical elements at good status83%
% of water bodies with an objective of good chemical (GW) status89%
% of groundwater chemical elements with an objective of good97%
% of water bodies at good quantitative status73%
% of groundwater quantitative elements at good status91%
% of water bodies with an objective of good quantitative status90%
% of groundwater quantitative elements with an objective of good97%