Introduction

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

The June Agricultural Census is completed as at 1 June. The publication provides an overview of the results of the agricultural census and figures are rounded. Rounded figures are also shown in values labels on charts. Please visit the detailed tables to see the exact figures.

In general, the publication results for 2024 are compared with a 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 five-year average. A comparison with the five year average allows us to compare the current year to average trends in the farming sector over a recent time period.

Please note the June Agricultural Census did not take place in 2022 due to improvement work around the census. The estimated 2022 results are based on administrative data and results in adjacent years. For further information please see the methodology report.

Data tables are available to download under supporting documents.

An Accredited Offical Statistics Publication for Scotland

These statistics are accredited official statistics. The Office for Statistics Regulation has independently reviewed and accredited these statistics as complying with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. 

These statistics were accredited in 2013 and the accreditation notice can be found here.

Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. 

Scottish Government statistics are regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

More information about Scottish Government statistics is available on the Scottish Government website.