In Scotland, natural capital was first assessed.

As a result, it was established that the natural capital of this country, which is an autonomous administrative and political part of Great Britain, is estimated at £ 273 billion, which is 34% of the total valuation of natural capital assets in the UK.

A report prepared by the Scottish Government examines the monetary value of Scotland's natural capital, which includes agricultural biomass. A quarter of the value of assets was accounted for by items that were not directly accounted for in gross domestic product, namely carbon sequestration, removal of pollutants and recovery.

The assessment includes information on ten eco-system services: agricultural biomass, fishing, timber, water abstraction, mining, oil and gas production, renewable energy production, carbon sequestration, removal of air pollutants and recreation.

Accounting for natural capital is important since many of the most valuable services it provides are intangible. This means that they often are not reflected in ordinary indicators of the economic, including agricultural activity.