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Results from the June 2016 Scottish Agriculture Census

Statistics regarding the area of crops and other farmland, livestock, agriculture workforce and rented farmland, for Scotland in 2016.

Final Results of the June 2016 Agricultural Census together with June results for the years 2006 to 2015 for comparison

Table 4. Number of sheep, 2006 to 2016

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Percentage change between 2015 & 2016
Ewes used for breeding in previous season	3,028,595	2,919,571	2,778,503	2,708,019	2,645,139	2,641,664	2,623,656	2,616,268	2,604,185	2,588,174	2,618,341	1.2%
Rams to be used for service	96,944	95,354	91,346	87,675	86,947	87,324	86,694	86,904	86,807	87,121	89,507	2.7%
Other sheep 1 year and over
For breeding	725,379	712,079	674,356	643,844	664,115	660,511	666,114	657,831	631,185	697,419	698,335	0.1%
Other	84,020	93,934	82,491	82,048	89,199	85,554	87,668	104,711	99,935	99,002	99,869	0.9%
Total other sheep 1 year and over	809,399	806,013	756,847	725,892	753,314	746,065	753,782	762,542	731,120	796,421	798,204	0.2%
Lambs	3,692,988	3,677,279	3,477,992	3,399,841	3,269,391	3,326,133	3,271,842	3,105,263	3,270,509	3,229,660	3,320,064	2.8%
Total sheep	7,627,926	7,498,217	7,104,688	6,921,427	6,754,791	6,801,186	6,735,974	6,570,977	6,692,621	6,701,376	6,826,116	1.9%

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