Statistical data set

Livestock numbers in England and the UK

Annual statistics on the number of livestock in England and the UK in June and December.

This page is no longer being updated. Data on livestock populations in the United Kingdom can now be found on the Livestock populations in the United Kingdom page. Data on livestock populations in England can be found on the Livestock populations in England page.

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Published 14 March 2013
Last updated 23 February 2023 + show all updates
  1. Removed datasets and added note that this page is no longer being updated.

  2. Edited the UK time series to include June 2022 data.

  3. Updated livestock numbers in England dataset to include June 2022 figures. Also minor edits and style changes made to better present the data.

  4. Added livestock population dataset for the United Kingdom at December 2021.

  5. Updated Livestock numbers in England data set with data to December 2021.

  6. Edited to include amended data set.

  7. Removed out of date content from the landing page. Also renamed titles for datasets to exclude date references and removed the England pig populations only" dataset which will now be included in the Livestock numbers for England dataset.

  8. Edited England dataset to include pig populations as at 1 December 2021.

  9. Updated with 2020 data for England and the UK.

  10. Updated with 2019 UK data.

  11. Updated with England 2019 data.

  12. Updated UK dataset to include December 2018 figures.

  13. Updated with livestock numbers in England to December 2018 dataset.

  14. Updated UK dataset to include December 2017 figures.

  15. Updated with livestock numbers in England to December 2017 dataset.

  16. Updated with Livestock numbers in the UK (data to December 2016).

  17. Updated England dataset with 2016 figures.

  18. Updated with Livestock numbers in the UK (data to December 2015).

  19. Updated livestock numbers in England dataset.

  20. Page amended to reflect collection of June and December statistics

  21. Added hay and silage figures for 2013 to the data set for England.

  22. Updated with UK figures to 2013.

  23. Updated to include December 2013 England figures.

  24. Data sets with figures to December 2012 added for England and the UK.

  25. First published.