Structure of the agricultural industry in England and the UK at June
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-11)

Detailed annual statistics on the structure of the agricultural industry at 1 June in England and the UK.

These datasets present annual land and crop areas, livestock populations and agricultural workforce estimates broken down by farm type, size and region. More detailed geographical breakdowns and maps are updated every 3 to 4 years when a larger sample supports the increased level of detail. Longer term comparisons are available via links in the Historical timeseries section at the bottom of this page.

The results are sourced from the annual June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture. The survey captures data at the farm holding level (historically based on individual farm locations) so most data is presented on this basis. Multiple farm holdings can be owned by a single farm business, so the number of farm holdings has also been aggregated to farm businesses level as a way of estimating the number of overall farming enterprises for England only.

Farm type and farm size

Key land use & crop areas, livestock populations and agricultural workforce on individual farm holdings in England broken down by farm type or farm size bands and for the UK broken down by farm size bands.
- Results by type of farm in England (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f76d3190615dd92bc90e14/structure-england-june-farmtype-apr25.ods) (ODS, 407 KB)
- Results by size of farm in England (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f76d4ae3c60873d6c90e19/structure-england-june-farmsize-apr25.ods) (ODS, 108 KB)
- Results by size of farm in the United Kingdom (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6800bc8d4f66a92e285467c6/structure-uk-june-farmsize-250417.ods) (ODS, 96.2 KB)
Farm businesses

Number of farm businesses by farm business type, region and size in England. Individual farm holdings are aggregated to a business level. A farm business comprises the farm holdings which are linked to a business usually, but not always, by a Single Business Identifier (SBI). In most cases, a farm business is made up of a single farm holding, but some businesses are responsible for multiple farm holdings, often in different locations.
- Results by type of farm, size of farm, and region in England at farm business level (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68b979fb3f3e5483efdba9cc/Farm_Businesses_dataset_250904.ods) (ODS, 50.1 KB)
English geographical breakdowns

Key land use & crop areas, livestock populations and agricultural workforce on individual farm holdings in England broken down by various geographical boundaries.

The Local Authority dataset was re-published on 15th April 2025 to correct an error with the 2024 data.
- Region (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f76d63563cc9c84bacc43b/structure-england-june-regions-apr25.ods) (ODS, 352 KB)
- County/unitary authority (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f76d8d563cc9c84bacc43c/structure-england-june-county-apr25.ods) (ODS, 2.03 MB)
- Local authority (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67fe0f63ed87b8160854668a/structure-england-june-local-authority-apr25.ods) (ODS, 564 KB)
- Parliamentary Constituency (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65c607bd14b83c000ca715e2/structure-june-eng-parliamentaryconstituency-09feb24.ods) (ODS, 190 KB)
- National Landscapes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f76df6563cc9c84bacc43e/structure-england-june-national-landscapes-apr25.ods) (ODS, 322 KB)
- National parks (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f76e1632b0da5c2a09e292/structure-june-england-national-parks-apr25.ods) (ODS, 742 KB)
- National character areas (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f76e66b7e44efc70acc441/structure-england-june-national-character-areas-apr25.ods) (ODS, 736 KB)
- Less favoured areas (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f76e96563cc9c84bacc441/structure-england-june-less-favoured-areas-apr25.ods) (ODS, 336 KB)
- Local nature partnerships (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f76eb1b7e44efc70acc442/structure-england-june-local-nature-partnership-apr25.ods) (ODS, 284 KB)
English maps

Illustrative maps to show key land use, crop areas and livestock populations on individual farm holdings by English county.
- Land use and crops maps 2021 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6426fda4fbe620000c17da9b/structure-england-land-use-maps-31mar23.pdf) (PDF, 31 MB, 9 pages)
- Livestock maps 2021 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6426fec9fbe620000f17da9f/structure-england-livestock-maps-31mar23.pdf) (PDF, 23.3 MB, 7 pages)
- Land use and crops maps 2000 and 2010 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7b6e5c40f0b6425d5931ae/defra-stats-foodfarm-landuselivestock-june-detailedresults-cropmaps111125.pdf) (PDF, 1.31 MB, 10 pages)
- Livestock maps 2000 and 2010 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7aec1040f0b66a2fc03c0e/defra-stats-foodfarm-landuselivestock-june-detailedresults-livestockmaps111125.pdf) (PDF, 1.71 MB, 13 pages)
Historical timeseries

Longer timeseries of key land use & crop areas, livestock populations and agricultural workforce on individual farm holdings in England and the United Kingdom.
- England agricultural land use (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/agricultural-land-use-in-england)
- England cereal and oilseed areas (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cereal-and-oilseed-rape-areas-in-england)
- England livestock populations (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/livestock-populations-in-england)
- England agricultural workforce (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/agricultural-workforce-in-england-at-1-june)
- United Kingdom land use and crop areas (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/agricultural-land-use-in-the-united-kingdom)
- United Kingdom livestock populations (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/livestock-populations-in-the-united-kingdom)
- United Kingdom agricultural workforce (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/agricultural-workforce-in-the-united-kingdom-at-1-june)
- United Kingdom key results by country (1866 to 2025) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69381cbbcfacd5e888491c57/UK_key_results_by_country_1866-2025.ods) (ODS, 271 KB)
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