Indicators of Soil Health for England, 2026 Release
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The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) published the 2026 Indicators of Soil Health for England release on 25 March 2026, providing national-scale baseline data on soil health defined as soils' contribution to ecosystem service delivery. The release includes interim data on soils' influence on surface water flood prevention, soil carbon storage, and sustainable arable crop provision, presented across two dimensions: inherent soil capabilities and management effectiveness for ecosystem service delivery.
“This indicator provides national estimates of soil health, where soil health is defined as soils' contribution to the delivery of ecosystem services.”
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This release introduces the first national-scale Indicators of Soil Health for England under the 2026 reporting cycle, establishing baseline measurements for three interim indicators: soils' influence on surface water flood prevention, soil carbon storage, and sustainable arable crop provision. Data is presented across two analytical dimensions — inherent soil capabilities and management effectiveness.
For agricultural firms, environmental consultants, and policymakers, these indicators represent a new standardised framework for assessing soil ecosystem service contributions at national scale. The statistics are designed for high-level assessment purposes and may inform future land management, agricultural support schemes, or environmental reporting requirements in rural England.
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Indicators of Soil Health for England, 2026 release
This indicator provides national estimates of soil health, where soil health is defined as soils’ contribution to the delivery of ecosystem services.
From: Joint Nature Conservation Committee Published 25 March 2026 Get emails about this page
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Indicators of Soil Health for England, 2026 release
https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/indicators-of-soil-health
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It includes interim baseline data for:
- Soils’ influence on reduction of runoff risk for surface water flood prevention
- Soil carbon, and soils’ influence on long term carbon storage
Soils’ influence on sustainable arable crop provision
Soils’ impact on ES delivery consists of two aspects, data for both of which are presented:How much soils are leading to ES delivery overall (including both the soils’ inherent capabilities and management).
How well we are managing our soils for ES delivery.
The statistics are designed for use as a high-level, national scale assessment of the overall state of soils in rural England.
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Published 25 March 2026
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