Agricultural sector workforce in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2021

This statistic illustrates the number of people employed in agriculture in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2021. In 2021 the workforce in the agriculture sector was made up of approximately 429 thousand people. Additionally, the share of food sector employment in the total workforce in the United Kingdom can be found at the following.

UK agriculture

Agriculture is a large part of the economy in the United Kingdom. In 2020, the projected gross value added of agriculture was almost 9.5 billion British pounds, a slight decrease from the previous three years. The total agricultural land area in the United Kingdom was about 18.63 million hectares in 2021 and has remained fairly constant since 2003.

Crop production in the UK

The value of fresh vegetable production in the UK has been increasing since 2014 and was valued at about 1.6 billion Great British pounds in 2020. The value of potato production has fluctuated in recent years, but had a value of 824 million Great British pounds in 2020 with about 5.5 million tons of potatoes harvested.