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Pesticide Usage in Scotland: Local Authority Integrated Weed Control Survey - 2019
This publication presents information from a survey of weed control strategies used by Local Authorities in Scotland during 2019
Appendix 2 – Survey statistics
| No. | % total LAs | Total area (km2) | % total area | Total population | % Total population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish local authorities | 32 | 77,911 | 5,463,300 | |||
| Herbicide data returns(1)(2) | 27 | 84 | 69,419 | 89 | 5,002,730 | 92 |
| Qualitative data returns(1) | 28 | 88 | 69,593 | 89 | 5,098,260 | 93 |
| No return | 4 | 13 | 8,319 | 11 | 365,040 | 7 |
(1) Includes two LAs which provided a partial response representing greenspaces only.
(2) Includes two LAs who provided quantities of herbicide purchased rather than used.
| Local Authority | Population | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 228,670 | 186 |
| Aberdeenshire | 261,210 | 6,313 |
| Angus | 116,200 | 2,182 |
| Argyll and Bute | 85,870 | 6,909 |
| City of Edinburgh | 524,930 | 263 |
| Clackmannanshire | 51,540 | 159 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 148,860 | 6,427 |
| Dundee City | 149,320 | 60 |
| East Ayrshire | 122,010 | 1,262 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 108,640 | 174 |
| East Lothian | 107,090 | 679 |
| East Renfrewshire | 95,530 | 174 |
| Falkirk | 160,890 | 297 |
| Fife | 373,550 | 1,325 |
| Glasgow City | 633,120 | 175 |
| Highland | 235,830 | 25,657 |
| Inverclyde | 77,800 | 160 |
| Midlothian | 92,460 | 354 |
| Moray | 95,820 | 2,238 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 26,720 | 3,059 |
| North Ayrshire | 134,740 | 885 |
| North Lanarkshire | 341,370 | 470 |
| Orkney Islands | 22,270 | 989 |
| Perth and Kinross | 151,950 | 5,286 |
| Renfrewshire | 179,100 | 261 |
| Scottish Borders | 115,510 | 4,732 |
| Shetland Islands | 22,920 | 1,468 |
| South Ayrshire | 112,610 | 1,222 |
| South Lanarkshire | 320,530 | 1,772 |
| Stirling | 94,210 | 2,187 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 88,930 | 159 |
| West Lothian | 183,100 | 428 |
| Scotland | 5,463,300 | 77,911 |
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