Genre: Information/Explanation

This indicator shows the energy used in agriculture in the UK and that generated from renewable agricultural sources . Direct and indirect energy use in agriculture Chart 4.07 a shows the energy used directly on farm . Petajoules ( PJ : joules x10 15 ) are used for comparison between different sources of energy . - Total direct energy has fallen by 40 % since 1995 . - Petrol use has declined from 64 % to 28 % of the total direct energy used since 1995 . - The use of electricity has increased from 23 % of the total in 1995 to 40 % in 2004 . Chart 4.07 b shows the energy used indirectly in agriculture , such as in the manufacturing of fertilisers , pesticides and animal feed . - Total indirect energy use has fallen by 11 % since 1995 and 20 % since 1985 . - In 2004 fertilisers accounted for 51 % of indirect energy use ( 61 % in 1985 ) . - The energy used in the manufacturing of fertilisers has fallen by 18 % since 1995 and 33 % since 1985 , in part due to energy efficiency savings . - In 2004 pesticides accounted for 13 % of indirect energy use . The energy used in the manufacture of pesticides for 2004 has increased by 19 % since 2003 . On farm and biomass generation Chart 4.07 c shows the electricity generated from farm waste and biomass , and the heat generated on farm by burning straw , in thousands tonnes of oil equivalent ( TOE ) . - On farm generation of heat has remained fairly level since 1990 . - The generation of electricity from farm waste and biomass remained at around 68,000 TOE between 1993 and 1998 . - Electricity generation has increased by around 400 % to 353,000 TOE over the last 10 years . - Electricity generation from farm waste and biomass increased by 2.5 % from 345,000 TOE in 2003 to 353,000 TOE in 2004 .