Scottish Government

SHEEP

INTRODUCTION

In 2011 the number of sheep on Scottish farms rose by 46,300 (0.7 per cent) to 6.80 million the first increase since 1998, mainly due to an increase of 57,000 (1.7 per cent) to 3.33 million in the number of lambs. The number of breeding ewes decreased by 3,500 to 2.64 million.

The value of finished sheep and lambs in 2010 was £198.7 million and the value of clipwool was £3.5 million.

MAP : NUMBER OF SHEEP PER TOTAL AGRICULTURAL AREA INCL. COMMON GRAZINGS (Ha) BY PARISH

The links below provide charts and tables detailing statistics on sheep populations, prices and the output value of the sheep sector in Scotland. To return to this page use the BACK button on your browser.

• Sheep population statistics 1982 to 2011 (Table 19)
• Commentary and tables on the distribution and size of sheep flocks , 2010
• Table : Number of holdings with sheep by agricultural region , 2010
• Table : Number of sheep by agricultural region , 2010
• Table : Breeding ewes by region and flock size group , 2010

Farm Output , Prices and Incomes

• Commentary on the output value , production and prices of sheep and other livestock 2001 to 2010
• Table : Total output value , input costs and income of Scottish agriculture , 2006 to 2010
• Commentary and table on the farm business income ( FBI) of Specialist sheep ( LFA) farms in 2008/09 and 2009/10
• Commentary and table on the farm business income ( FBI) of Cattle and Sheep ( LFA) farms in 2008/09 and 2009/10
• Commentary and table on the farm business income ( FBI) of Lowland Cattle and Sheep farms in 2008/09 and 2009/10

FURTHER INFORMATION

• Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture (including geographic and time series summaries)
• Agricultural census results
• Farm incomes, subsidies and borrowing statistics

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