Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2016-2017

This publication provides estimates of average farm business incomes for the accounting year 2016-17, which relates to the 2016 crop year. For the most recent data, visit the Scottish farm business income (FBI) collection page below.

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Table 9: Diversified activity and incomes (5 year matched sample): 2012-13 to 2016-17 (2016-17 prices)

  2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Total number of farms in matched sample 413 413 413 413 413
Percentage of farms engaged in diversified activity 51% 52% 53% 52% 52%
Average number of diversified activities on farms with any diversified activity 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5
Average diversified income of farms with diversified activity £5,196 £5,223 £4,925 £5,715 £6,427
Average diversified income of farms with diversified activity (% of FBI) 13% 13% 12% 21% 16%
Average FBI of farms with diversified activity £39,418 £41,061 £41,388 £27,479 £41,237
Average FBI of farms without diversified activity £34,985 £30,712 £24,033 £12,657 £23,797

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