Publication - Statistics

Results from the Scottish Agricultural Census: June 2024

Published: 24 October 2024
From: Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate, +1 more … Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural

Final results from the 2024 June Agricultural Census on land use, crop areas, livestock and the number of people working on agricultural holdings.

Module results on slurry storage and agricultural machinery are also included within this publication.

Farmed deer numbers increase

There was a 4.9% increase in farmed deer in 2024 to 16,000 compared with the five year average (15,300 deer).

Figure 12: Number of farmed deer, 2024 and five year average (2019-2023)

Bar chart with two bars comparing farmed deer numbers for a five year period between 2019 and 2023 (15,300 deer) and 2024 (16,000 deer).

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