Scottish Agricultural Census Summary Sheets by Geographic Area: June 2009
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Sheep
June Census 2009
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups, Regions and Scotland
| Ewes for breeding | Rams for service | Other sheep 1 year old and over | Lambs | Total sheep |
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For breeding | Other |
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Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number |
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North West: | 6,538 | 626,451 | 4,567 | 21,088 | 5,686 | 150,084 | 2,669 | 31,033 | 6,692 | 648,139 | 7,309 | 1,476,795 |
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Shetland | 1,182 | 125,431 | 916 | 3,856 | 1,041 | 28,118 | 499 | 5,914 | 1,185 | 120,340 | 1,272 | 283,659 |
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Orkney | 453 | 46,818 | 375 | 1,713 | 325 | 8,948 | 193 | 3,034 | 487 | 59,890 | 531 | 120,403 |
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Eileanan an Iar | 2,250 | 82,780 | 1,399 | 2,970 | 2,056 | 20,165 | 989 | 8,612 | 2,270 | 71,830 | 2,475 | 186,357 |
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Highland | 2,653 | 371,422 | 1,877 | 12,549 | 2,264 | 92,853 | 988 | 13,473 | 2,750 | 396,079 | 3,031 | 886,376 |
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North East: | 1,345 | 228,115 | 1,122 | 8,299 | 816 | 45,530 | 466 | 9,018 | 1,509 | 330,687 | 1,727 | 621,649 |
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South East: | 1,859 | 800,325 | 1,579 | 23,908 | 1,511 | 201,611 | 650 | 18,531 | 1,994 | 1,090,307 | 2,202 | 2,134,682 |
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Tayside | 625 | 245,737 | 537 | 7,399 | 510 | 63,541 | 217 | 9,382 | 668 | 311,086 | 736 | 637,145 |
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Fife | 180 | 32,525 | 136 | 1,120 | 124 | 6,504 | 74 | 1,213 | 199 | 50,994 | 239 | 92,356 |
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Lothian | 245 | 79,372 | 205 | 2,544 | 191 | 19,910 | 97 | 2,005 | 273 | 111,542 | 312 | 215,373 |
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Scottish Borders | 809 | 442,691 | 701 | 12,845 | 686 | 111,656 | 262 | 5,931 | 854 | 616,685 | 915 | 1,189,808 |
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South West: | 3,479 | 1,052,881 | 2,990 | 34,368 | 2,642 | 246,479 | 1,159 | 23,066 | 3,630 | 1,329,836 | 3,947 | 2,686,630 |
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East Central | 329 | 114,409 | 272 | 3,695 | 231 | 26,281 | 100 | 2,519 | 339 | 138,000 | 379 | 284,904 |
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Argyll & Bute | 733 | 202,204 | 624 | 6,735 | 614 | 48,205 | 294 | 7,298 | 742 | 194,986 | 791 | 459,428 |
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Clyde Valley | 649 | 163,129 | 543 | 5,938 | 484 | 40,225 | 183 | 3,076 | 680 | 216,702 | 738 | 429,070 |
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Ayrshire | 618 | 184,124 | 527 | 5,840 | 451 | 43,762 | 194 | 3,022 | 649 | 250,262 | 713 | 487,010 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 1,150 | 389,015 | 1,024 | 12,160 | 862 | 88,006 | 388 | 7,151 | 1,220 | 529,886 | 1,326 | 1,026,218 |
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Scotland | 13,221 | 2,707,772 | 10,258 | 87,663 | 10,655 | 643,704 | 4,944 | 81,648 | 13,825 | 3,398,969 | 15,185 | 6,919,756 |
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Page updated: Tuesday, March 16, 2010