Results from the Scottish Agricultural Census: June 2024

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.


Larger area used to grow vegetables for human consumption than stockfeed

The area used to grow vegetables intended for human consumption (excluding potatoes) was 22,000 hectares in 2024, an increase of 5.3% compared with the five year average.

The area used to grow crops for animal feed (stockfeed) was 16,600 hectares, similar to the five year average.

Figure 5: Area of crops for stockfeed and vegetables for human consumption, excluding potatoes, 2014 to 2024

Line chart of vegetables for human consumption and stockfeed between 2014 and 2024. Lines in 2014 show crops for stockfeed have a larger area (18,600 hectares) than vegetables for human consumption (16,300 hectares). In 2016 the lines cross and vegetables for human consumption becomes greater. In 2024 vegetables for human consumption was 22,000 hectares whereas crops for stockfeed was 16,600 hectares.

Contact

Email:  agric.stats@gov.scot

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