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Sheep and lamb processing: assessment
Research investigating the opportunities and challenges industry faces in retaining and increasing sheep and lamb processing in Scotland.
Appendix 2 – Summary data
Table 10 Selected sheep production and slaughter data
| Year | Scottish Sheep Population | Lambs killed in Scotland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breeding Ewes | Lambs | Lambing % | Ewe lambs replacement | Lambs for slaughter | Lambs | % Scottish lambs | |
| 1991 | 4.0m | 4.9m | 123% | 0.81m | 4.1m | 3.05m | 74% |
| 1992 | 4.0m | 4.9m | 122% | 0.81m | 4.1m | 2.96m | 72% |
| 1993 | 4.0m | 4.8m | 121% | 0.84m | 4.0m | 2.72m | 68% |
| 1994 | 3.9m | 4.7m | 119% | 0.82m | 3.9m | 3.07m | 79% |
| 1995 | 3.9m | 4.6m | 120% | 0.82m | 3.8m | 3.49m | 91% |
| 1996 | 3.8m | 4.6m | 121% | 0.86m | 3.7m | 2.68m | 72% |
| 1997 | 3.8m | 4.7m | 123% | 0.91m | 3.8m | 2.22m | 59% |
| 1998 | 3.9m | 4.8m | 124% | 0.89m | 3.9m | 2.22m | 56% |
| 1999 | 3.9m | 4.7m | 122% | 0.82m | 3.9m | 2.48m | 63% |
| 2000 | 3.7m | 4.5m | 120% | 0.75m | 3.7m | 1.76m | 48% |
| 2001 | 3.3m | 3.9m | 118% | 0.80m | 3.1m | 1.32m | 43% |
| 2002 | 3.2m | 3.9m | 120% | 0.78m | 3.1m | 1.46m | 47% |
| 2003 | 3.2m | 3.8m | 121% | 0.81m | 3.0m | 1.32m | 43% |
| 2004 | 3.2m | 3.8m | 120% | 0.75m | 3.1m | 1.35m | 44% |
| 2005 | 3.1m | 3.8m | 121% | 0.73m | 3.1m | 1.28m | 42% |
| 2006 | 3.0m | 3.7m | 122% | 0.71m | 3.0m | 1.44m | 48% |
| 2007 | 2.9m | 3.7m | 126% | 0.67m | 3.0m | 1.43m | 48% |
| 2008 | 2.8m | 3.5m | 125% | 0.64m | 2.8m | 1.36m | 48% |
| 2009 | 2.7m | 3.4m | 126% | 0.66m | 2.7m | 1.48m | 54% |
| 2010 | 2.6m | 3.3m | 124% | 0.66m | 2.6m | 1.45m | 56% |
| 2011 | 2.6m | 3.3m | 126% | 0.67m | 2.7m | 1.49m | 56% |
| 2012 | 2.6m | 3.3m | 125% | 0.66m | 2.6m | 1.34m | 51% |
| 2013 | 2.6m | 3.1m | 119% | 0.63m | 2.5m | 1.33m | 54% |
| 2014 | 2.6m | 3.3m | 126% | 0.70m | 2.6m | 1.34m | 52% |
| 2015 | 2.6m | 3.2m | 125% | 0.70m | 2.5m | 1.32m | 52% |
| 2016 | 2.6m | 3.3m | 127% | 0.67m | 2.6m | 1.19m | 45% |
| 2017 | 2.7m | 3.4m | 128% | 0.63m | 2.8m | 1.07m | 39% |
| 2018 | 2.6m | 3.1m | 123% | 0.61m | 2.5m | 1.05m | 41% |
| Year | UK slaughter lambs | UK cull sheep | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Lambs | Scottish share | Cull Sheep | Scottish share | |
| 1991 | 19.3m | 16% | 1.7m | 8.9% |
| 1992 | 17.9m | 17% | 1.6m | 7.5% |
| 1993 | 17.2m | 16% | 1.7m | 4.0% |
| 1994 | 16.7m | 18% | 2.3m | 4.2% |
| 1995 | 16.7m | 21% | 2.5m | 8.4% |
| 1996 | 15.6m | 17% | 2.4m | 9.3% |
| 1997 | 14.7m | 15% | 1.9m | 7.5% |
| 1998 | 16.7m | 13% | 2.0m | 4.6% |
| 1999 | 16.8m | 15% | 2.3m | 7.1% |
| 2000 | 16.0m | 11% | 2.5m | 8.1% |
| 2001 | 11.2m | 12% | 1.7m | 7.7% |
| 2002 | 13.1m | 11% | 1.9m | 6.2% |
| 2003 | 13.2m | 10% | 1.9m | 4.9% |
| 2004 | 13.5m | 10% | 2.0m | 5.0% |
| 2005 | 14.1m | 9% | 2.2m | 2.9% |
| 2006 | 14.1m | 10% | 2.3m | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 13.6m | 11% | 2.2m | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 14.4m | 10% | 2.3m | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.4m | 11% | 2.2m | 1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.3m | 12% | 2.0m | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.5m | 12% | 2.0m | 1.5% |
| 2012 | 11.9m | 11% | 1.8m | 1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.4m | 11% | 2.1m | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 12.8m | 11% | 1.8m | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.2m | 10% | 1.6m | 1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.8m | 9% | 1.7m | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.3m | 8% | 1.6m | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 12.8m | 9% | 1.6m | 1.4% |
Source: Data extracted from Defra (2019) and Scottish Government (2018a, 2018b and own calculations
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