Detailed results and datasets
About the June survey
A document which describes how the data is collected is available at: June Survey methodology. Information on the use of the UK Bovine Registers to produce cattle figures is available at: UK Bovine Registers.
Changes were made to the survey methodology in 2010 to exclude data on the smallest holdings and this approach will be adopted for all future farming surveys. The effects of excluding the smallest holdings can be seen in the:
From 2010 onwards farm types will be classified according to standard outputs. More information on standard outputs and the effects of this new methodology is available at: June standard output typology.
Results from the survey are available in timeseries or in a variety of geographical breakdowns shown below.
Timeseries
- England timeseries: 1983 – 2011
- England crop areas and livestock numbers at 10 yearly intervals 1900-2010
- UK timeseries: 1984 – 2011
- UK wheat, barley and oats areas: 1866 – 2011
- UK cattle, sheep, pig and poultry numbers: 1866 – 2011
- Number of holdings by farm type and county: 1997 to 2009
- Agricultural workforce in England by farm type: 2000 – 2010
- Agricultural workforce in England by county: 2000 – 2010
Detailed geographical results
The latest updates of these detailed results are from the 2010 Census. From 2011 onwards the survey is likely to be reduced in size so these low levels of results may not be possible.
- UK country level dataset: 2011 – Key results from the latest UK release split by country
- County level crop areas/livestock numbers/labour force: 2010
- County level crop areas/livestock numbers/labour force: 1905-2005
- Local Authority level key land areas / livestock numbers / labour force: 2010
- National Parks: 2007-2010
- National Character Areas: 2000, 2009 and 2010
- Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: 2007-2010
- Maps of crop areas in England: 2000 and 2010
- Maps of livestock populations in England: 2000 and 2010
Other detailed results
- England land areas and livestock numbers by size group distribution: 2005 & 2010
- Farm type crop areas/livestock numbers/holding counts in England: 2008 – 2010
For more information, please e-mail:farming-statistics@defra.gsi.gov.ukor telephone:++44 (0)1904 455332
Downloads
21 February 2012
- Farm type crop areas/livestock numbers/holding counts in England: 2008 – 2010 (xls, 211 KB)
- National Character Areas: 2000, 2009 & 2010 (xls, 379 KB)
26 January 2012
- June Survey Methodology (pdf, 397 KB)
9 January 2012
- Agricultural workforce in England by county: 2000 – 2010 (xls, 120 KB)
22 December 2011
- UK country level dataset: 2011 (xls, 62 KB)
- UK wheat, barley and oats areas: 1866 – 2011 (xls, 79 KB)
- UK cattle, sheep, pig and poultry numbers: 1866 – 2011 (xls, 115 KB)
- UK timeseries: 1984 – 2011 (xls, 194 KB)
- England timeseries: 1983 – 2011 (xls, 201 KB)
29 November 2011
25 November 2011
- Maps of livestock populations in England: 2000 and 2010 (pdf, 1751 KB)
- Maps of crop areas in England: 2000 and 2010 (pdf, 1346 KB)
7 November 2011
2 September 2011
1 September 2011
3 August 2011
- Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: 2007 – 2010 (xls, 274 KB)
21 July 2011
- Agricultural workforce in England by farm type: 2000 – 2010 (xls, 64 KB)
- National Parks: 2007 – 2010 (xls, 819 KB)
2 June 2011
- Use of UK Bovine registers (pdf, 169 KB)
24 May 2011
- June standard output typology (pdf, 180 KB)