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  • Statistics

    The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs provides a range of statistics covering agriculture, environment, rural communities, animal health, fisheries, food and forestry in Northern Ireland.

    A catalogue of all our data products, identifying those that have been designated as ‘National Statistics’, can be found on the GOV.UK Release Calendar.  A full list of our published statistics are available in the publications section.  For up-to-date reports, bulletins and other information, you can follow the DAERAStats X account.

    An overview of Northern Ireland Agriculture and Environment is available in our compendium publications:

    • Northern Ireland Environmental Statistics report
    • Statistical Review of Northern Ireland Agriculture
    • Agri-Food Sector Key Statistics

     

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    Rural statistics

    DAERA produces urban/rural comparisons of statistical data across a wide range of social and economic domains, in order to inform public policy and urban/rural research.
    The statistics include urban/rural comparisons for population change, household characteristics, income and earnings, employment and economic activity, business and investment, telecommunications, health and wellbeing, education, housing, crime, tourism, travel and transport.

    Climate Change statistics

    DAERA produces a number of statistical reports on the topic of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions for Northern Ireland.

    Environmental statistics

    DAERA produces a number of statistical reports on the Environment covering a range of topics including water pollution, air pollution, municipal waste management statistics, beaches, and carrier bags levy statistics.

    Agricultural Statistics

    DAERA produces statistical reports and economic information on agriculture, including results from the Agricultural Census and the Farm Business Survey. The statistics cover farm-gate prices, farm incomes and performance, crop areas and livestock numbers, farm structure, and agri-food processing sector performance.

    Animal health, inland fisheries, food and forestry statistics

    DAERA produces statistical reports on animal welfare, animal disease, angling and inland waterway statistics, food and forestry

    Interactive Statistics Hub

    DAERA Dashboards, Infographics and Videos

    About DAERA statistics

    The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs provides a range of statistics covering agriculture, environment, rural communities, animal health, fisheries, food and forestry in Northern Ireland.

    • DAERAstats User Group
    • DAERA statistics charter and pre-release access statement
    • Official statistics

    Related to Statistics

    Most recent publications

    • Tuberculosis Disease Statistics in Northern Ireland 2026

      Published 17 September 2026
    • NI agricultural incomes 2025

      Published 20 August 2026
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent consultations

    • Consultation on Proposed Future Arrangements for Public Intervention (PI) and Private Storage Aid (PSA) Rules

      Published 22 August 2023 Consultation closed
    • Wild Birds General Licence Review

      Published 1 July 2021 Consultation closed
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Northern Ireland agricultural incomes in 2025

      Published 20 August 2026
    • Northern Ireland Carrier Bag Levy Annual Statistics 2025/26 released

      Published 20 August 2026
    See all news in this topic

    Access to information

    How to request information from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs including Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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