Statistical data set: Structure of the agricultural industry in England and the UK at June

These data series show land and crop areas, livestock populations and agricultural workforce estimates for England and the UK as at 1 June each year. The results come from the long-running June surveys of agriculture and horticulture that are carried out each year in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The information includes long-term trends or detailed results for different types of farm, farm size or geographical area. The series are updated as new results become available.

The sample size for the June survey changes each year depending on UK and EU requirements. In years such as 2010 and 2013 when the EU requires very detailed information on the structure of the UK agricultural industry the sample size is increased. This enables us to produce good quality estimates for detailed geographies in those years. In other years the sample size is smaller to reduce the burden on farmers and we do not produce detailed breakdowns in those years.

England

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  annual time series: 1983 to 2018
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 240KB)
  

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  key results at 10 year intervals: 1900 to 2010
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 48.5KB)
  

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  results by size of farm
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 106KB)
  

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  results by type of farm
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 281KB)
  

English geographical breakdowns

Geographical breakdowns are only available in the years that correspond to the EU Farm Structure Survey, next updates expected for 2020.

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  local nature partnerships
  (ODS, 193KB)
  

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  areas of outstanding natural beauty
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 478KB)
  

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  county / unitary authority
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 2.64MB)
  

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  local authority
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 870KB)
  

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  maps of crop areas
  (PDF, 1.31MB, 10 pages)
  

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  maps of livestock populations
  (PDF, 1.71MB, 13 pages)
  

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  national character areas
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 463KB)
  

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  national parks
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 931KB)
  

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  less favoured areas
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 511KB)
  

UK

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  annual time series: 1984 to 2018
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 283KB)
  

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  cereal and oilseed area, yield and production
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 276KB)
  

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  key results by UK country: 1866 to 2017
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 234KB)
  

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  results by size of farm
  (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 104KB)