Agriculture facts and figures: 2019

Summary booklet of agricultural statistics produced by RESAS (Scottish Government).


Agriculture in the Economy 2018

Scotland England(1) Wales NI UK
Agriculture as % of Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices 2018 0.8% 0.5% 0.7% 1.4% 0.5%
Total employed - all sectors ('000) 2018 2,638 27,224 1,459 848 32,169
Numbers employed in agriculture ('000) 2018 67 309 52 49 477
Percentage employed in agriculture 2.5% 1.2% 3.5% 5.8% 1.5%

(1) England GVA data is 2017

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