Sheep stocks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2023

Published by
Emma Bedford,
Jun 21, 2024

This statistic shows the number of sheep and lamb livestock in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2023. In 2023, there were approximately 21.21 million sheep and lamb in the UK, providing both food and non-food products.

Number of sheep and lambs in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000 head)

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Release date

2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2015 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Number of sheep and lambs on agricultural holdings on 1 December.

*The source adds: "December 2023 figures for Scotland are estimated based on a different methodology to previous years. These estimates are based on June Agricultural Census and Sheep and Goat Inventory data from 2022 and 2023."
This statistic using original data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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