Collection

Structure of the agricultural industry

Statistics about the structure of the agricultural industry.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
17 October 2013
Last updated
29 September 2022 — See all updates

The Structure of Agricultural Industry web pages are undergoing a review and redesign in order to improve the user experience. With effect from August 2022, future publications will be published on topic specific collection pages enabling users to find content more quickly and more easily.
To find the latest 2022 statistics visit:

Crops collection: Cereal and oilseed rape areas in England at 1 June 2022

Livestock population collection: Livestock populations in England at 1 June 2022.

Agricultural Workforce collection: Agricultural workforce in England at 1 June 2022.

This series includes a range of publications about the structure of the farming industry in England and the UK. The statistics include information on agricultural land use, crop areas, yields and production, livestock populations, the agricultural workforce and diversification activity on farms.

These publications summarise information from the June survey of agriculture and horticulture, administrative systems used in agriculture (eg information from the cattle tracing system and the annual sheep and goat inventory) and other farming surveys run by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Department for Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland.

For further information about this year’s survey please visit our survey notes and guidance page. Here you will find various guides including notes to help you to fill out the survey as well as our privacy notice which explains how we manage your personal data.

Data sets

A series of data sets giving detailed statistics about farming in England and the UK.

2021 publications

2020 publications

Please note: The Labour in Horticulture survey was temporarily paused in 2020 to reduce the burden on farmers during the Covid pandemic. As a result no data is available for 2020. For the next edition go to 2021 publications (see above).

2019 publications

2018 publications

2017 publications

2016 publications

Publications giving 2016 survey results for England and the UK.

2015 publications

Publications giving 2015 survey results for England and the UK.

2014 publications

Publications giving 2014 survey results for England and the UK.

2013 publications

Publications giving 2013 survey results for England and the UK.

2012 publications

Publications giving 2012 survey results for England and the UK.

Other publications

Other results from surveys of the structure of the agricultural industry.

Background information

Information about data sources, survey methodology and data uses.

Updates to this page

Published 17 October 2013
Last updated 29 September 2022 + show all updates

  1. Added link to agricultural workforce at June statistical collection. Also removed link to England and UK livestock population dataset as this is now published as part of the livestock collection.

  2. Added information on landing page to explain where to find 2022 results and that this collection is undergoing a review and redesign. This does not affect use of the statistics.

  3. Removed reference to the June 2021 census from the details section and added extra information about content on the survey guidance page.

  4. Added the farming statistics livestock populations statistics notice and dataset for December 2021.

  5. Updated to add Farming statistics: Crop areas in England sourced from Basic Payment Scheme data (compared to the June Survey of Agriculture) 2015-2021.

  6. Added Farming statistics: livestock populations at 1 December 2021 – England.

  7. Added Livestock populations: Pigs in England as at 1 December 2021 to the collection.

  8. Added link to UK June 2021 final results.

  9. Added link to June 2021 England final statistics notice.

  10. Add new publication.

  11. Added link to Farming Statistics – 2021, UK wheat and barley production first estimate document page.

  12. Included link to England - June 2021 Census results.

  13. Added link to Labour in Horticulture April 2021 statistics page.

  14. Added Farming Statistics – provisional arable crop areas at 1 June 2021 England to list of 2021 publications.

  15. Added 2021 publications document group.

  16. Edited details section on splash page to announce the agricultural census 2021.

  17. Added two statistical notices to 2020 collection: Farming statistics: Livestock populations at 1 December 2020 - England and Farming statistics: Livestock populations at 1 December 2020 - UK.

  18. Added statistical notice and dataset for Crop areas in England sourced from the Basic Payment Scheme compared to areas from the Defra June survey of Agriculture, 2015-2020.

  19. Removed duplicated links.

  20. Edited with updated results by farm size dataset.

  21. Added link to Farming statistics - final crop areas, yields, livestock populations and agricultural workforce at 1 June 2020- UK and also to Farming statistics - final land use, livestock populations and agricultural workforce at 1 June 2020, England.

  22. Added link to Farming statistics - land use, livestock populations and agricultural workforce as at 1 June 2020, England.

  23. Added UK provisional June 2020 results.

  24. Added link to wheat and barley UK statistics notice, 2020 figures.

  25. Added link to England results for June 2020.

  26. Added link to Farming statistics - provisional arable crop areas as at 1 June 2020, England.

  27. Updated with latest 2019 UK figures.

  28. Added: labour in horticulture survey England results for 2019 Q4, and livestock populations at 1st December 2019 - England.

  29. Added link to new Farming statistics: Crop areas in England sourced from Basic Payment Scheme data (compared to the June Survey of Agriculture) 2015-2019 page.

  30. Updated with latest 2019 UK results.

  31. Updated with June 2019 Structure report.

  32. Added link to provisional UK 2019 results.

  33. Added link to June 2019 wheat and barley first estimate publication.

  34. Added 'Farming statistics – crop areas and cattle, sheep and pig populations as at 1 June 2019, England'.

  35. Added statistical notice "Farming statistics - provisional arable crop areas as at 1 June 2019, England".

  36. Added link to seasonal labour survey results.

  37. Added link to the labour in horticulture 2019 documents page.

  38. Updated links to Farming statistics: Crop areas in England (sourced from Basic Payment Scheme data and the June Survey of Agriculture) 2015-2018 REVISED, Farming statistics - final land use, livestock populations and agricultural workforce as at 1 June 2018, England REVISED, Farming statistics - final crop areas, yields, livestock populations and agricultural workforce at 1 June 2018, UK REVISED, and new link to Report on the revisions to the June survey crop areas.

  39. Added links to 'Farming statistics – livestock populations at 1 December 2018 – UK' and 'Results from the Labour in Horticulture Survey 2018 for England' pages.

  40. Includes link to December 2018 livestock numbers in England statistical notice.

  41. Added link for Crop areas in England sourced from the Basic Payment Scheme and the June Survey of Agriculture 2015-2018.

  42. Added link to 2018 UK June survey results.

  43. Added a link to the final land use, livestock populations and agricultural workforce as at 1 June 2018 in England statistics page.

  44. Farming statistics – provisional crop areas, yields and livestock populations at 1 June 2018 – UK added.

  45. Added link to Farming Statistics – 2018, UK wheat and barley production first estimate.

  46. Updated with link to final crop areas and cattle, sheep and pig populations as at 1 June 2018, England

  47. Updated to include link to provisional arable crop areas as at 1 June 2018, England statistic notice.

  48. Added link for Crop areas in England sourced from the Basic Payment Scheme and the June Survey of Agriculture 2015-2017.

  49. Added linked to Farming statistics – livestock populations at 1 December 2017 – UK page.

  50. Includes link to December 2017 livestock numbers in England statistical notice.

  51. Includes link to Farming statistics - final crop areas, yields, livestock populations and agricultural workforce at 1 June 2017 - UK in 2017 publications list.

  52. Added link to Farming statistics - final land use, livestock populations and agricultural workforce as at 1 June 2017, England.

  53. Added link to Farming Statistics, UK provisional 2017 statistics notice.

  54. Updated with UK wheat and barley production statistic notice, 2017 first estimate figures.

  55. Updated with link to final crop and livestock June 2017 final results for England.

  56. Updated to include link to provisional arable crop areas as at 1 June 2017, England statistic notice.

  57. Includes link to December 2016 livestock numbers in UK statistical notice.

  58. Includes link to December 2016 livestock numbers in England staistical notice.

  59. Farming statistics - final land use, livestock populations and agricultural workforce as at 1 June 2016, UK added.

  60. Updated with 2016 June survey of agriculture and horticulture in England results.

  61. Farming Statistics - provisional crop areas and livestock populations at June 2016 - UK added.

  62. Updated with UK wheat and barley production statistic notice, 2016 first estimate figures.

  63. Updated with link to final crop and livestock June 2016 final results for England.

  64. Updated to include link to provisional arable crop areas as at 1 June 2016, England statistic notice.

  65. Farming statistics: livestock populations at 1 December 2015 – United Kingdom added.

  66. Farming statistics: livestock populations at 1 December 2015 – England added.

  67. Farming statistics - final land use, livestock populations and agricultural workforce as at 1 June 2015, UK added.

  68. Farming statistics - final land use, livestock populations and agricultural workforce as at 1 June 2015, England added

  69. Farming Statistics - provisional 2015 cereal and oilseed rape production estimates - United Kingdom added.

  70. Farming Statistics - provisional crop areas and livestock populations at June 2015 - UK added

  71. Added 2015 wheat and barley production UK statistics release.

  72. Farming statistics – final crop areas and cattle, sheep and pig populations as at 1 June 2015, England added.

  73. Added labour analyses.

  74. Updated to include the June 2015 provisional arable data.

  75. Added link to Livestock Populations at 1 December 2014 for Untited Kingdom.

  76. Farming statistics: livestock populations at 1 December 2014 – England added.

  77. Farming statistics final 2014 added.

  78. Updated with 2014 final data.

  79. Updated June 2014 data.

  80. Added Farming statistics – 2014 wheat and barley production, UK

  81. Updated final June crop areas for England.

  82. Updated June survey data.

  83. Added new publication.

  84. Updated to include December 2013 England figures.

  85. Added link to new UK statistics notice.

  86. First published.

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