Publication - Statistics

Results from the Scottish Agricultural Census: June 2023

Published: 31 October 2023
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 2023 June Agricultural Census on land use, crop areas, livestock and the number of people working on agricultural holdings. Estimates for 2022 are published in the supporting documents.

Supporting documents

Total poultry in 2023 was around 11.7 million

There was an estimated 5.98 million poultry birds for egg production in 2023. There was an estimated 4.67 million birds for meat production. Estimates for 2023 are not comparable to previous years due to methodological improments.

Figure 12: Number of birds for meat and egg production between 2013 to 2023

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Email: agric.stats@gov.scot

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Total poultry in 2023 was around 11.7 million

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