Publication - Statistics

Scottish agricultural survey: December 2017

Published: 14 March 2018
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate, +1 more … Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Economy, Farming and rural
ISBN: 9781788516563

Annual agricultural survey based on data from larger agricultural holdings together with estimates for smaller farms.

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Sub-region
	10%	lower quartile	median	upper quartile	90%	sample size
Shetland	1	2	6	11	16	15
Orkney	17	46	94	131	186	40
Na h-Eileanan Siar	1	1	2	4	14	30
Highland	1	8	49	98	145	175
NE Scotland	21	58	98	125	153	365
Tayside	9	39	98	156	187	180
Fife	21	74	127	182	215	50
Lothian	15	58	137	183	219	65
Scottish Borders	19	48	109	156	188	180
East Central	6	20	65	119	175	50
Argyll & Bute	3	7	22	77	121	115
Clyde Valley	8	30	89	127	179	80
Ayrshire	13	27	77	124	179	85
Dumfries & Galloway	15	47	100	142	192	250
NUTS2 regions
Eastern Scotland	8	42	106	165	198	340
Highlands and Islands	2	9	47	101	146	485
North Eastern Scotland	24	67	101	125	153	250
Southern Scotland	16	42	102	148	189	550
West Central Scotland	5	10	61	105	145	50
Farm type
Cereal	14	105	133	162	192	125
General Cropping	13	98	136	177	207	160
Horticulture	71	97	133	204	624	15
Pigs and poultry	64	115	149	209	2076	15
Dairy	40	91	124	165	218	80
Cattle and Sheep ( LFA)	4	15	49	96	130	900
Cattle and Sheep (non- LFA)	67	102	131	161	197	85
Mixed	36	76	114	155	189	225
Forage/other	2	28	95	118	165	60
Rental type
Crofting/ Small Landholders Act	1	1	3	9	27	470
91 Act LFA	4	16	52	94	123	650
91 Act non LFA	36	99	130	165	188	325
91 Act Ltd Partnership	6	23	79	124	162	125
Short Limited Duration Tenancy ( SLDT)	17	56	115	174	241	310
Limited Duration Tenancy ( LDT)	6	24	93	134	179	240
Modern Limited Duration Tenancy ( MLDT)	4	91	145	160	188	15
Seasonal LFA on same location	13	48	114	171	235	1,440
Seasonal LFA on different location	10	67	119	201	262	95
Seasonal non- LFA on same location	18	87	150	205	295	455
Seasonal non- LFA on different location	9	38	187	522	834	60

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