"Figure 2: In 2019, waste had the largest share of employment in the environmental goods and services sector (EGSS)","" "Employment in EGSS from the six largest activities, with all other activities in “Other”, UK, 2010 to 2019 ","" "","" "Notes","1. The ""Other"" category comprises 11 EGSS activities: energy saving and sustainable energy systems, environmental consultancy and engineering, environmental-related education, in-house environmental activities, insulation activities, management of forest ecosystems, managerial activities of government bodies, organic agriculture, production of industrial environmental equipment, production of renewable energy, and wastewater. " "Unit","Employment, FTE rounded to the nearest 100 " "","" "","Environmental charities ","Environmental low emission vehicles, carbon capture and inspection and control ","Environmental related construction ","Recycling ","Waste ","Water quantity management","Other " "2010"," 15700 "," 16000 "," 53800 "," 24400 "," 96700 "," 26000 "," 117800 " "2011"," 16200 "," 16000 "," 53600 "," 25300 "," 103200 "," 25700 "," 115800 " "2012"," 12300 "," 16000 "," 53600 "," 25900 "," 101500 "," 27900 "," 117400 " "2013"," 19700 "," 16000 "," 54000 "," 25300 "," 94800 "," 28100 "," 118300 " "2014"," 18200 "," 16000 "," 50600 "," 24600 "," 102700 "," 29400 "," 124500 " "2015"," 20500 "," 18500 "," 50300 "," 27600 "," 101100 "," 29700 "," 123700 " "2016"," 23200 "," 14900 "," 51000 "," 19100 "," 110000 "," 29900 "," 120700 " "2017"," 26300 "," 14700 "," 59800 "," 20900 "," 125300 "," 33100 "," 121400 " "2018"," 29700 "," 19100 "," 55800 "," 21100 "," 125300 "," 35800 "," 120500 " "2019"," 33600 "," 23100 "," 44100 "," 21800 "," 115800 "," 38200 "," 112800 "