Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2015-2016

Farm business level estimates of average incomes for the accounting year 2015 to 2016, which relates to the 2015 crop year. For the most recent data, visit the Scottish farm business income (FBI) collection page below.


Table 8: Number of diversified activities and average income in FBS sample 2010-11 to 2015-16 (2015-16 prices)

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Number Average Income (£) Number Average Income (£) Number Average Income (£) Number Average Income (£) Number Average Income (£) Number Average Income (£)
All 305 6,025 333 5,451 371 3,832 379 4,015 423 3,366 394 4,427
Processing and retailing of farm produce 11 298 7 4,404 7 6,490 8 3,461 3 5,631 4 24,209
Recreation 19 2,240 19 1,583 13 1,550 12 1,946 16 1,701 12 2,654
Renting out buildings - not including
tourist accommodation
173 6,117 166 6,775 165 5,943 164 6,078 175 6,432 183 6,343
Tourist Accomodation and Catering 16 -1,310 16 4,412 16 1,773 17 1,212 17 -742 14 1,074
Mobile Phone Masts 23 6,889 25 6,597 23 7,255 26 7,320 24 8,738 23 7,824
Wind Turbines 28 4,920 29 1,070 37 -6,550 40 -911 45 1,566 44 2,877
Micro Electric Generation n/a n/a 12 -4,228 38 -3,416 50 -948 72 -3,085 89 -1,856
Other Miscellaneous receipts 35 13,099 59 7,143 72 7,670 62 5,593 71 2,939 25 11,935

n/a - micro electric generation was not recorded as a separate category until 2011-12

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