Agriculture & FoodDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

Defra Food Statistics Pocketbook (UK)

United Kingdom, updated periodically

Freeauth: noneOGL-UK-3.0✓ verified Nov 12, 2026

Free?: FreeFree CSV and ODS downloads; no key.
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Commercial use?: YesOGL-UK-3.0, with credit

The fine print

License note: GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as on defra-agricultural-price-index (same department).
Required attribution: Required under OGL v3.0: acknowledge the source and, where possible, link to the licence (the licence gives a default attribution statement if the provider sets none).

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// Overview

Defra Food Statistics Pocketbook (UK)

Defra's Food Statistics Pocketbook is an overview of the UK food chain: the food sector's economy and productivity, food prices and spending, food security, production and trade, with a CSV file behind each chart.

Coverage

United Kingdom, updated periodically. The page lists the "Food statistics in your pocket" summary plus CSV data for each chart (for example consumer expenditure on food, food prices and food production to supply ratio) and Defra's trade codes.

Good for

#agriculture-food#food-prices#uk#food-security#trade

Verdict

Keyless CSV and ODS files on GOV.UK from Defra. A compact overview; for detailed series go to the source statistics each chart cites. Licensed OGL-UK-3.0: the page says "All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated". Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free CSV and ODS downloads; no key.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	OGL-UK-3.0
License note	GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as on defra-agricultural-price-index (same department).
Last verified	Nov 12, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: Defra Food Statistics Pocketbook (UK)
slug: defra-food-statistics-pocketbook
category: Agriculture & Food
domain: Agriculture & Food
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/defra-food-statistics-pocketbook
providerUrl: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/food-statistics-pocketbook
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free CSV and ODS downloads; no key.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/food-statistics-pocketbook
coverage: United Kingdom, updated periodically. The page lists the "Food statistics in your pocket" summary plus CSV data for each chart (for example consumer expenditure on food, food prices and food production to supply ratio) and Defra's trade codes.
lastVerified: 2026-11-12
evidenceUrls: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/food-statistics-pocketbook
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
tasks: agriculture-food
food-prices
uk
food-security
trade
license: OGL-UK-3.0
licenseUrl: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
licenseNote: GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as on defra-agricultural-price-index (same department).
attribution: Required under OGL v3.0: acknowledge the source and, where possible, link to the licence (the licence gives a default attribution statement if the provider sets none).

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    }
  }
}

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Defra Food Statistics Pocketbook (UK)

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