{"id":"2026-oct-nordic-scotland-june-agricultural-census-2026","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct-nordic-scotland-june-agricultural-census-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-nordic-scotland-june-agricultural-census-2026","language":"en","title":"Scotland’s June 2026 census records 5.16 million hectares of farmed land","summary":"Cattle numbers reached 1.67 million while sheep remained below their five-year average.","body":["Final results from Scotland’s June Agricultural Census were published on 8 October, with a reference date of 1 June 2026. Sole-right agricultural area totalled 5.16 million hectares, equal to 66% of Scotland’s land area.","Cereals and oilseeds covered 447,700 hectares, 5.4% below the five-year average. Cattle numbers rose 0.7% from 2025 to 1.67 million, while sheep numbered 6.50 million, 2.2% below their five-year average.","The census also reports land use, crops, livestock and agricultural workers. The government notes that some comparisons use administrative-data estimates and that no census was conducted in 2022.","The results are a census snapshot anchored to 1 June, not a live count or a forecast. Comparisons should retain the stated reference years and averages, particularly where the statistical series used an estimated 2022 value. Livestock counts are reported at the census reference date."],"keyPoints":["Final results from Scotland’s June Agricultural Census were published on 8 October, with a reference date of 1 June 2026. Sole-right agricultural area totalled 5.16 million hectares, equal to 66% of Scotland’s land area.","Cereals and oilseeds covered 447,700 hectares, 5.4% below the five-year average. Cattle numbers rose 0.7% from 2025 to 1.67 million, while sheep numbered 6.50 million, 2.2% below their five-year average.","The census also reports land use, crops, livestock and agricultural workers. The government notes that some comparisons use administrative-data estimates and that no census was conducted in 2022."],"sections":[],"text":"Scotland’s June 2026 census records 5.16 million hectares of farmed land\n\nCattle numbers reached 1.67 million while sheep remained below their five-year average.\n\nFinal results from Scotland’s June Agricultural Census were published on 8 October, with a reference date of 1 June 2026. Sole-right agricultural area totalled 5.16 million hectares, equal to 66% of Scotland’s land area.\n\nCereals and oilseeds covered 447,700 hectares, 5.4% below the five-year average. Cattle numbers rose 0.7% from 2025 to 1.67 million, while sheep numbered 6.50 million, 2.2% below their five-year average.\n\nThe census also reports land use, crops, livestock and agricultural workers. The government notes that some comparisons use administrative-data estimates and that no census was conducted in 2022.\n\nFinal results from Scotland’s June Agricultural Census were published on 8 October, with a reference date of 1 June 2026. Sole-right agricultural area totalled 5.16 million hectares, equal to 66% of Scotland’s land area.\n\nCereals and oilseeds covered 447,700 hectares, 5.4% below the five-year average. Cattle numbers rose 0.7% from 2025 to 1.67 million, while sheep numbered 6.50 million, 2.2% below their five-year average.\n\nThe census also reports land use, crops, livestock and agricultural workers. The government notes that some comparisons use administrative-data estimates and that no census was conducted in 2022.\n\nThe results are a census snapshot anchored to 1 June, not a live count or a forecast. Comparisons should retain the stated reference years and averages, particularly where the statistical series used an estimated 2022 value. Livestock counts are reported at the census reference date.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics","non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-08","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-08","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"attribution":"© Crown copyright, Scottish Government; gov.scot content under OGL v3.0 except graphic assets and where otherwise stated","checkedAt":"2026-10-09","licence":"Open Government Licence v3.0 (Crown copyright material; exceptions apply)","licenseUrl":"https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/","name":"Scottish Government (gov.scot)","publishedAt":"2026-10-08","url":"https://www.gov.scot/publications/results-from-the-scottish-agricultural-census-june-2026/"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-nordic-scotland-june-agricultural-census-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-oct-nordic-scotland-june-agricultural-census-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-oct-nordic-scotland-june-agricultural-census-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-oct-nordic-scotland-june-agricultural-census-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-oct-nordic-scotland-june-agricultural-census-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-oct-nordic-scotland-june-agricultural-census-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-oct-nordic-scotland-june-agricultural-census-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"dataKinds":["statistical-release"],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation"],"geographies":[{"countryCode":"GB","role":"economic-scope","subdivisionCode":"GB-SCT"}],"measurementPeriod":{"from":"2026-06-01","precision":"day","to":"2026-06-01"},"version":"1"}}