Publication - Statistics

Results from the Scottish Agricultural Census: June 2023

Published: 31 October 2023
From: Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate, +1 more … Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Part of: Farming and rural

Final results from the 2023 June Agricultural Census on land use, crop areas, livestock and the number of people working on agricultural holdings. Estimates for 2022 are published in the supporting documents.

Scottish Agricultural Census: results

Supporting documents

Farmed deer numbers increase

There was a 20 per cent increase in farmed deer in 2023 to 14,900 compared with the five year average (12,400 animals).

Figure 14: Farmed deer numbers between the five year average (2017:2021) and 2023

Bar chart with two bars comparing deer numbers over a five year period between 2017 to 2021 (12,400 deer) and 2023 (14,900 deer).

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Email: agric.stats@gov.scot

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Farmed deer numbers increase

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