Agricultural Census in Northern Ireland

Administrative data is used from the APHIS cattle tracing system, the Northern Ireland Bird Register Update and the Annual Inventory of Pigs – all complete censuses.

Revision Note: A small number of farms in the June 19 census were incorrectly attributed to the wrong location. Most of the data published on 13^th February 2020 remain unaffected but minor changes have been made to a number of data tables. Tables affected by this revision are Table 4.1 & 4.2, table 5.6 and tables 6.1-6.5. In addition to these corrections, the 'Mainly LFA' and 'Mainly Non-LFA' column headings in Table 7.7 were attached to the wrong columns. If you have any queries or would like any further information about this revision please contact us at Farmsurvey.PED@daera-ni.gov.uk

This year changes have been made to the Agricultural Census in Northern Ireland publication. Changes have been made following recommendations from the Office for Statistics Regulation. DAERA is interested in your views on this year’s publication. Any comments you may have can be sent to Farmsurvey.PED@daera-ni.gov.uk.

• Agricultural Census in Northern Ireland 2019

Further background information on the Quality and Methodology of this survey is available below.

• The Agricultural Census in Northern Ireland Methodology and Quality Report for June 2019

Interactive maps showing the distribution of agricultural enterprises based on the Agricultural Census in Northern Ireland data can be accessed on the NINIS website.

• NINIS Interactive Maps
• Previous Agricultural Census Publications

DAERA is interested in your views on this Census Publication. Please use the questionnaire attached to supply us with any comments you may have.

• User Questionnaire on Census publication

Further information is available from Farm Surveys Branch :