Results from the June 2017 Scottish Agricultural Census

Statistics on farming in Scotland.


Table 9. Area of owned and rented land, 2007 to 2017(1)

Final Results of the June 2017 Agricultural Census together with June results for the years 2007 to 2016 for comparison

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Percentage
change between
2016 & 2017
Area rented 1,616,395 1,594,615 1,535,636 1,483,912 1,453,650 1,382,114 1,365,932 1,326,139 1,319,724 1,319,545 1,335,051 1.2%
Area Owned 3,980,991 4,052,291 4,160,158 4,249,175 4,255,907 4,285,772 4,304,459 4,437,900 4,443,906 4,429,108 4,423,407 -0.1%
Total Area in Sole Occupation 5,597,386 5,646,906 5,695,794 5,733,087 5,709,557 5,667,886 5,670,391 5,764,039 5,763,630 5,748,653 5,758,458 0.2%
Percentage of area rented 29% 28% 27% 26% 25% 24% 24% 23% 23% 23% 23%

(1) From 2009, Total area in sole occupation no longer matches Total Agricultural Area in Table 1b.

This is because land use data is sourced from the Single Application Form while land tenure data is administered via census returns.

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