Pesticide usage in Scotland: Rodenticide use by Local Authorities 2023
This report presents the results of a survey of rodenticide use by local authorities in domestic, industrial and agricultural settings in Scotland during 2023.
Appendix 2 – Survey statistics
Table 5 Survey response rate
Summary of the number of responses received to each data request and the proporition of the population represented by responding LAs
Return type |
No. |
% of LAs |
Total Popn |
% of total popn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish local authorities |
32 |
5,490,100 |
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Rodenticide data returns |
27 |
84 |
4,997,450 |
91 |
Supplementary data returns(1) (2) |
26 |
81 |
4,595,300 |
84 |
Location data only(2) |
1 |
3 |
93,550 |
2 |
No return |
3 |
9 |
376,100 |
7 |
(1) Includes one LA which returned qualitative data but no usage data
(2) 26 LAs returned the supplementary questionnaire, but some did not answer all questions.
(3) One LA which provided neither usage or supplementary data, but did provide information on the number of locations treated
Table 6 Scottish population and land area by administrative area 2023(10)
Summary of the population size and area of each LA surveyed
Local Authority |
Population |
Area (sq. km) |
|---|---|---|
Aberdeen City |
227,750 |
186 |
Aberdeenshire |
264,320 |
6,313 |
Angus |
114,820 |
2,181 |
Argyll & Bute |
87,810 |
6,907 |
City of Edinburgh |
523,250 |
263 |
Clackmannanshire |
51,940 |
159 |
Dumfries and Galloway |
145,670 |
6,426 |
Dundee City |
150,390 |
60 |
East Ayrshire |
120,750 |
1,262 |
East Dunbartonshire |
109,230 |
174 |
East Lothian |
113,740 |
679 |
East Renfrewshire |
98,600 |
174 |
Falkirk |
158,620 |
297 |
Fife |
373,210 |
1,325 |
Glasgow City |
631,970 |
175 |
Highland |
236,330 |
25,653 |
Inverclyde |
78,330 |
160 |
Midlothian |
98,260 |
354 |
Moray |
94,670 |
2,238 |
Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) |
26,030 |
3,056 |
North Ayrshire |
133,570 |
885 |
North Lanarkshire |
341,890 |
470 |
Orkney Islands |
22,000 |
990 |
Perth and Kinross |
152,560 |
5,286 |
Renfrewshire |
186,540 |
261 |
Scottish Borders |
116,630 |
4,732 |
Shetland Islands |
23,000 |
1,467 |
South Ayrshire |
111,830 |
1,222 |
South Lanarkshire |
330,280 |
1,772 |
Stirling |
93,550 |
2,186 |
West Dunbartonshire |
88,750 |
159 |
West Lothian |
183,810 |
428 |
Scotland |
5,490,100 |
77,901 |
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