Livestock populations in England
Information on the numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry and other livestock in England.
Applies to England
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These publications give estimates of livestock populations for England in June and December each year. Results are sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture, other farm surveys and administrative sources. The statistical notice for June includes information on numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Numbers of other livestock are available in the accompanying dataset. The statistical notice and dataset for December contain information on numbers of cattle, pigs and sheep.
Information about the uses and users of the June survey of agriculture and horticulture is available on gov.uk.
The next update will be announced on the statistics release calendar.
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Last updated 29 February 2024 + show all updates
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Updated the December livestock statistics release and dataset with data for December 2023.
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Added statistics notice and data set for livestock populations at 1 June 2023. Updated livestock populations in England at June and December dataset.
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Added statistics notice and data set for livestock populations at 1 December.
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First published.