Agricultural Census in Northern Ireland
The Agricultural Census is conducted in June of each year. Data is collected on crop areas, livestock numbers and farm labour. Outputs include time series data and frequency distributions. Results are presented at regional and sub-regional level.
Administrative data is used from the Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System (NIFAIS), cattle tracing system, the Northern Ireland Bird Register Update and the Annual Inventory of Pigs – all complete censuses.
An interactive report and detailed data tables for the Agricultural and Horticultural Census Northern Ireland for June 2025 are now available:
An interactive report and detailed data tables for the Agricultural and Horticultural Census Northern Ireland for June 2024 are also available:
Results for the Northern Ireland Integrated Farm Survey 2023 are also available, covering topics formerly reported in the EU Farm Structure Survey:
Further background information on the Quality and Methodology of this survey is available below.
Interactive maps showing the distribution of agricultural enterprises based on the Agricultural Census in Northern Ireland data can be accessed on the NISRA Data Portal Farm census maps.
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Further information is available from Farm Surveys Branch :
Clare House
1st Floor
303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
E-mail: DAERAsurveys@daera-ni.gov.uk
Telephone: 028 9081 6556