Scottish Agricultural Tenure Evidence Review
A review of tenure arrangements in Scotland and case studies of selected countries
Annex A:Additional Statistical Outputs
Table 15 Number and proportion of holdings renting land and area rented by region, 2000 and 2013
| Region | 2000 | 2013 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holdings | % Total | Ha | % of Total | Holdings | % Total | Ha | % of Total | |
| Argyll and Bute | 450 | 30.8% | 144,917 | 32.2% | 344 | 23.1% | 122,743 | 26.1% |
| Ayrshire | 438 | 16.5% | 70,314 | 29.9% | 315 | 11.2% | 52,605 | 21.7% |
| Clyde Valley | 449 | 14.7% | 59,724 | 27.3% | 341 | 10.5% | 47,650 | 22.5% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 958 | 25.6% | 176,285 | 39.7% | 778 | 19.0% | 140,236 | 30.5% |
| East Central | 274 | 19.8% | 60,715 | 33.3% | 211 | 13.7% | 55,544 | 28.9% |
| Eileanan an Iar | 837 | 67.7% | 9,770 | 16.6% | 732 | 58.2% | 7,942 | 15.8% |
| Fife | 286 | 20.9% | 23,629 | 24.0% | 225 | 14.8% | 18,462 | 18.9% |
| Highland | 1,286 | 28.6% | 381,615 | 23.4% | 903 | 18.7% | 262,177 | 15.8% |
| Lothian | 318 | 21.7% | 38,531 | 30.1% | 247 | 16.4% | 28,552 | 22.2% |
| NE Scotland | 1,725 | 20.8% | 194,990 | 30.8% | 1,354 | 15.3% | 167,293 | 24.2% |
| Orkney | 204 | 12.5% | 11,120 | 13.0% | 162 | 9.5% | 9,704 | 10.7% |
| Scottish Borders | 580 | 26.7% | 164,695 | 43.2% | 470 | 18.8% | 130,478 | 34.0% |
| Shetland | 262 | 41.6% | 13,313 | 37.7% | 143 | 27.4% | 10,772 | 34.0% |
| Tayside | 979 | 27.7% | 243,147 | 38.5% | 650 | 17.7% | 135,858 | 21.3% |
Table 16 Number and proportion of BRNs and area rented by region, 2009 and 2013
| Region | 2009 | 2013 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRNs | % Total | Ha | % of Total | BRNs | % Total | Ha | % of Total | |
| Argyll and Bute | 314 | 32.9% | 130,454 | 27.3% | 289 | 29.4% | 120,126 | 24.1% |
| Ayrshire | 290 | 18.5% | 57,958 | 25.4% | 268 | 16.9% | 57,073 | 24.8% |
| Clyde Valley | 272 | 17.3% | 58,518 | 27.9% | 256 | 15.9% | 44,616 | 23.1% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 700 | 27.7% | 144,703 | 33.6% | 647 | 25.0% | 138,931 | 31.4% |
| East Central | 187 | 23.9% | 51,802 | 29.7% | 173 | 21.3% | 54,118 | 29.0% |
| Eileanan an Iar | 489 | 68.9% | 8,081 | 22.2% | 430 | 61.7% | 6,242 | 16.2% |
| Fife | 190 | 26.4% | 19,311 | 18.8% | 179 | 23.9% | 17,852 | 16.5% |
| Highland | 776 | 29.3% | 313,829 | 21.8% | 692 | 25.3% | 249,959 | 16.7% |
| Lothian | 200 | 27.1% | 32,497 | 23.5% | 188 | 24.3% | 26,689 | 21.7% |
| NE Scotland | 1,163 | 24.1% | 176,243 | 26.4% | 1,078 | 22.1% | 164,330 | 24.4% |
| Orkney | 153 | 15.1% | 9,153 | 12.2% | 136 | 13.4% | 8,053 | 10.7% |
| Scottish Borders | 419 | 28.8% | 135,093 | 36.1% | 403 | 26.5% | 132,058 | 34.6% |
| Shetland | 150 | 40.8% | 11,388 | 36.8% | 104 | 31.1% | 10,321 | 34.1% |
| Tayside | 579 | 28.0% | 181,082 | 27.6% | 528 | 25.2% | 142,567 | 21.6% |
Table 17 Number and proportion of holdings renting land and area rented by size grouping, 2004 and 2013
| Region | 2004 | 2013 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holdings | % Total | Ha | % of Total | Holdings | % Total | Ha | % of Total | |
| Very Small | 4,400 | 16.0% | 137,420 | 17.1% | 3,703 | 12.4% | 118,000 | 12.2% |
| Small | 1,206 | 31.7% | 144,749 | 26.4% | 901 | 28.0% | 129,645 | 23.3% |
| Medium | 883 | 36.2% | 172,791 | 29.8% | 629 | 32.1% | 118,723 | 21.8% |
| Large | 1,040 | 39.3% | 349,582 | 35.0% | 835 | 36.5% | 287,599 | 28.6% |
| Very Large | 851 | 43.6% | 678,532 | 29.6% | 807 | 38.6% | 536,048 | 23.5% |
Table 18 Number and proportion of holdings renting land and area rented by robust farm type, 2000 and 2013
| Region | 2000 | 2013 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holdings | % Total | Ha | % of Total | Holdings | % Total | Ha | % of Total | |
| Cereals | 1,056 | 29.3% | 97,611 | 28.4% | 851 | 23.1% | 85,029 | 19.9% |
| General Cropping | 862 | 38.0% | 97,535 | 32.7% | 533 | 27.6% | 65,114 | 20.8% |
| Horticulture | 90 | 15.6% | 853 | 14.4% | 95 | 12.0% | 2,051 | 7.9% |
| Pigs | 23 | 15.1% | 1,264 | 8.6% | 23 | 8.6% | 327 | 2.8% |
| Poultry | 68 | 11.0% | 620 | 8.7% | 109 | 5.9% | 1,116 | 5.0% |
| Dairy | 502 | 28.5% | 44,452 | 23.0% | 310 | 27.4% | 29,456 | 18.9% |
| LFA Cattle and Sheep | 3,788 | 38.4% | 1,120,184 | 38.9% | 2,624 | 30.8% | 834,639 | 31.6% |
| Lowground Cattle and Sheep | 305 | 19.9% | 14,694 | 22.4% | 296 | 15.8% | 12,489 | 19.5% |
| Mixed | 716 | 33.6% | 92,529 | 31.9% | 541 | 27.8% | 87,657 | 29.0% |
| Other | 1,636 | 11.2% | 123,021 | 11.1% | 1,466 | 8.5% | 70,859 | 5.2% |
Figure 30 Proportion of holdings under tenure arrangements by parish, 2000 and 2013
Figure 31 Average area of land under tenure arrangements by parish, 2000 and 2013
Figure 32 Proportion of area on full tenancy holdings by NUTSIV Region 2000 and 2013
Figure 33 Average area of fully rented holdings, by region: 2000-13
Table 19 Number of holdings and area under different modes of tenure, 2007-2013
| Tenancy Type | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Landholders Act | Hectares | 1,884 | 1,906 | 3,753 | 3,785 | 5,343 | 5,696 | 5,197 |
| Holdings | 31 | 61 | 60 | 84 | 98 | 102 | 118 | |
| LDT | Hectares | 27,202 | 29,951 | 32,325 | 44,615 | 46,100 | 61,496 | 76,177 |
| Holdings | 107 | 134 | 169 | 192 | 228 | 256 | 292 | |
| SLDT | Hectares | 50,956 | 64,208 | 72,713 | 70,796 | 67,564 | 70,639 | 87,210 |
| Holdings | 257 | 332 | 367 | 387 | 431 | 447 | 508 | |
| 1991 Ltd Partnership | Hectares | 213,630 | 230,292 | 169,904 | 159,160 | 163,582 | 146,814 | 134,593 |
| Holdings | 611 | 635 | 497 | 461 | 431 | 430 | 418 | |
| Estimated 1991 Act | Hectares | 1,150,634 | 1,091,403 | 1,077,261 | 1,029,491 | 996,412 | 926,537 | 886,838 |
| Holdings | 7,129 | 6,794 | 6,700 | 6,327 | 6,163 | 5,985 | 5,793 | |
| Reported 1991 Act | Hectares | 848,358 | 872,612 | 914,723 | 903,175 | 887,423 | 823,717 | 791,970 |
| Holdings | 3,474 | 3,734 | 4,007 | 4,455 | 4,680 | 4,641 | 4,547 |
Figure 34 Area let under SLDTs by NUTS IV region, 2007 and 2013
Figure 35 Area let under LDTs by NUTS IV region, 2007 and 2013
Figure 36 Area let under Ltd Partnership arrangements, by NUTS IV region: 2006 and 2013
Table 20 Regional distribution of seasonally let-out and let-in land 2013 and change from 2000
| Seasonally Letting Out | Seasonally Letting In | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holdings Letting Out | Area Let out | Average Area Let out | Holdings Letting-In | Area Let-In | Average Area Let-In | |||||||
| Region | 2013 | 2000-13 | 2013 | 2000-13 | 2013 | 2000-13 | 2013 | 2000-13 | 2013 | 2000-13 | 2013 | 2000-13 |
| Argyll and Bute | 245 | 2% | 48,264 | 151% | 197 | 147% | 215 | 6% | 28,907 | 67% | 134 | 58% |
| Ayrshire | 701 | -5% | 31,210 | 4% | 45 | 10% | 479 | -14% | 24,280 | 29% | 51 | 50% |
| Clyde Valley | 770 | 1% | 25,511 | 3% | 33 | 2% | 455 | -19% | 22,857 | 7% | 50 | 32% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 849 | -8% | 40,739 | 5% | 48 | 14% | 752 | -11% | 49,232 | 33% | 65 | 51% |
| East Central | 319 | 6% | 13,097 | 6% | 41 | 0% | 174 | -4% | 8,807 | 3% | 51 | 8% |
| Eileanan an Iar | 79 | 10% | 13,115 | 549% | 166 | 491% | 11 | -62% | 1,013 | 559% | 92 | 1637% |
| Fife | 291 | -24% | 8,601 | -15% | 30 | 12% | 185 | -16% | 10,440 | 3% | 56 | 23% |
| Highland | 786 | 6% | 242,859 | 191% | 309 | 176% | 393 | -12% | 70,422 | 41% | 179 | 60% |
| Lothian | 310 | -21% | 8,416 | 2% | 27 | 29% | 173 | -21% | 11,634 | 50% | 67 | 91% |
| NE Scotland | 1,873 | -19% | 70,685 | 17% | 38 | 44% | 1,146 | -14% | 99,972 | 63% | 87 | 89% |
| Orkney | 446 | -2% | 17,930 | 100% | 40 | 104% | 276 | -19% | 10,141 | 32% | 37 | 62% |
| Scottish Borders | 539 | -6% | 19,644 | 1% | 36 | 7% | 329 | -9% | 21,465 | 30% | 65 | 42% |
| Shetland | 58 | 2% | 1,600 | 130% | 28 | 126% | 17 | 31% | 1,078 | 149% | 63 | 91% |
| Tayside | 1,002 | -17% | 54,333 | 16% | 54 | 39% | 476 | -10% | 45,995 | 15% | 97 | 28% |
| Scotland | 8,268 | -10% | 596,002 | 63% | 72 | 81% | 5,081 | -13% | 406,244 | 37% | 80 | 57% |
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