Results from the June 2012 Scottish Agricultural Census

Final results from the annual agricultural census. Land, livestock and labour items.


Table 9. Holdings with Agricultural Tenancies 2005 to 2012 (1),(2) (see Note)

  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 change between
2011 & 2012
Short Limited Duration Tenancy (SLDT) 285 316 344 431 442 447 499 540 8%
Limited Duration Tenancy (LDT) 99 119 166 204 242 262 301 321 7%
91 Act tenancy 6,348 6,308 6,051 5,795 5,851 5,722 5,557 5,402 -3%
91 Act Ltd Partnership 824 740 753 750 548 494 491 512 4%
Small Landholders Act (SLA)     70 91 94 101 96 104 8%
All tenancies 7,557 7,484 7,384 7,272 7,177 7,026 6,943 6,879 -1%
Holdings with rented lands (not crofts) 7,470 7,385 7,202 7,096 7,010 6,841 6,743 6,670 -1.1%
Total Holdings in Scotland 51,136 51,361 51,365 51,489 52,034 52,314 52,543 52,625 0%
% of Holdings with Tenancy Agreements 15% 14% 14% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% -1%

Note: Data on agricultural tenancies were revised in the publication 'Results from the 2013 Scottish Agricultural Census'. Data in the 2013 publication should be used in place of the time series above.  

(1) Holdings can have tenancies of different types, which is why the "All tenancies" total is slightly higher than the number of "Holdings with tenancy agreements"
(2) Crofts and seasonal rents of less the 365 days are excluded from this table

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