Agricultural sector workforce in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2023

This statistic illustrates the number of people employed in agriculture in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2023. In 2023, the workforce in the agriculture sector was made up of approximately 419 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 2021, the projected gross value added of agriculture was about 12.1 billion British pounds, an increase from previous years. The total agricultural land area in the United Kingdom was about 18.1 million hectares in 2022 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 1.8 billion Great British pounds in 2022. The value of potato production has fluctuated in recent years, but had a value of 705 million Great British pounds in 2022 with about 4.8 million tons of potatoes harvested.