Research and analysis
G7a: Percentage of adults in England reporting that time spent outdoors was good for their physical and mental health, survey years 2020/2021 to 2024/2025
Updated 13 May 2026
| year | health | response | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/2021 | Physical health | Agree | 93.79 |
| 2020/2021 | Physical health | Neither agree nor disagree | 4.45 |
| 2020/2021 | Physical health | Disagree | 1.3299999999999998 |
| 2020/2021 | Physical health | Not applicable, don't know and prefer not to say | 0.43 |
| 2021/2022 | Physical health | Agree | 93.47 |
| 2021/2022 | Physical health | Neither agree nor disagree | 4.590000000000001 |
| 2021/2022 | Physical health | Disagree | 1.3 |
| 2021/2022 | Physical health | Not applicable, don't know and prefer not to say | 0.64 |
| 2022/2023 | Physical health | Agree | 92.06 |
| 2022/2023 | Physical health | Neither agree nor disagree | 5.28 |
| 2022/2023 | Physical health | Disagree | 2.06 |
| 2022/2023 | Physical health | Not applicable, don't know and prefer not to say | 0.59 |
| 2023/2024 | Physical health | Agree | 91.94 |
| 2023/2024 | Physical health | Neither agree nor disagree | 5.140000000000001 |
| 2023/2024 | Physical health | Disagree | 2.07 |
| 2023/2024 | Physical health | Not applicable, don't know and prefer not to say | 0.84 |
| 2024/2025 | Physical health | Agree | 91.12 |
| 2024/2025 | Physical health | Neither agree nor disagree | 5.57 |
| 2024/2025 | Physical health | Disagree | 2.43 |
| 2024/2025 | Physical health | Not applicable, don't know and prefer not to say | 0.88 |
| 2020/2021 | Mental health | Agree | 92.14 |
| 2020/2021 | Mental health | Neither agree nor disagree | 5.98 |
| 2020/2021 | Mental health | Disagree | 1.17 |
| 2020/2021 | Mental health | Not applicable, don't know and prefer not to say | 0.7100000000000001 |
| 2021/2022 | Mental health | Agree | 91.77 |
| 2021/2022 | Mental health | Neither agree nor disagree | 5.92 |
| 2021/2022 | Mental health | Disagree | 1.39 |
| 2021/2022 | Mental health | Not applicable, don't know and prefer not to say | 0.92 |
| 2022/2023 | Mental health | Agree | 90.18 |
| 2022/2023 | Mental health | Neither agree nor disagree | 6.859999999999999 |
| 2022/2023 | Mental health | Disagree | 2.07 |
| 2022/2023 | Mental health | Not applicable, don't know and prefer not to say | 0.89 |
| 2023/2024 | Mental health | Agree | 89.44 |
| 2023/2024 | Mental health | Neither agree nor disagree | 7.199999999999999 |
| 2023/2024 | Mental health | Disagree | 2.35 |
| 2023/2024 | Mental health | Not applicable, don't know and prefer not to say | 1.01 |
| 2024/2025 | Mental health | Agree | 89.61 |
| 2024/2025 | Mental health | Neither agree nor disagree | 7.24 |
| 2024/2025 | Mental health | Disagree | 1.93 |
| 2024/2025 | Mental health | Not applicable, don't know and prefer not to say | 1.22 |