UK farm income, output and crop yields
The annual aggregate farm accounts. Total income from farming is what is left of the value of everything UK farms produce once feed, fertiliser, energy, machinery, depreciation, wages, rent and interest are paid: this page breaks it down output by output and cost by cost for the United Kingdom (Defra) and for Wales (Welsh Government), alongside the cereal and oilseed yields per hectare that drive the crop side of the account.
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| Total income from farming, United Kingdom (Defra)8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total income from farming | 8,422.02 | 6,989.07 | 5,845.02 | 7,762.76 | 6,405.75 | 5,049.46 | 5,057.55 | 4,453.34 | 5,479.33 | 3,537.6 | 3,788.91 | 5,018.12 | 5,186.34 | 4,476.48 | 4,900.33 | 3,707.32 | 4,015.97 | 3,844.44 | 2,403.3 | 2,182.79 | 2,192.51 | 2,304.32 | 2,494.2 | 1,902.09 | 1,417.81 | 1,372.01 | 1,896.61 | 1,821.17 | 2,646.81 | 4,486.79 | 4,903.62 | 4,160.99 | 3,767.96 | 2,662.19 | 1,958.31 | 1,826.69 | 2,087.35 | 1,882.73 | 1,938.66 | 1,652.31 | 1,411.14 | 2,432.93 | 1,836.93 | 2,108.53 | 1,612.95 | 1,287.61 | 1,329.67 | 1,404.39 | 1,454.3 | 1,429.21 | 1,053.3 | 895.12 | 965.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross output at basic prices4 | 37,523.25 | 35,749.2 | 34,931.55 | 36,011.29 | 30,431 | 27,098.49 | 27,511.7 | 26,562.64 | 26,036.14 | 23,136.1 | 23,774.98 | 25,627.14 | 25,683.53 | 23,990.1 | 23,499.55 | 20,396.24 | 19,556.95 | 19,954.66 | 15,897.6 | 14,663.98 | 14,777.36 | 16,791.3 | 16,131.24 | 15,502.54 | 15,273.58 | 14,976.43 | 15,951.58 | 16,460.93 | 17,895.51 | 20,039.6 | 19,775.49 | 18,163.71 | 17,543.7 | 16,190.55 | 15,630.16 | 15,242.32 | 14,887.19 | 13,759.82 | 13,436.33 | 13,251.67 | 12,962.38 | 13,570.92 | 12,691.65 | 12,135.78 | 10,741.03 | 9,821.8 | 8,862.07 | 7,834.82 | 7,496.3 | 6,670.18 | 5,473.31 | 4,666.95 | 4,027.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subsidies and taxes3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total intermediate consumption10 | 21,624.43 | 21,293.54 | 21,999.39 | 21,719.25 | 18,613.02 | 16,939.16 | 17,264.94 | 17,117.51 | 15,919.91 | 15,009.62 | 15,255.82 | 15,991.1 | 16,463.2 | 15,512.63 | 14,990.17 | 13,669.48 | 12,724.57 | 12,995.52 | 10,501.03 | 9,723.44 | 9,685.73 | 9,765.91 | 8,952.24 | 8,895.29 | 9,146.05 | 8,816.58 | 9,281.68 | 9,484.76 | 10,129.67 | 10,666.24 | 10,073.42 | 9,339.06 | 9,125.19 | 8,806.33 | 8,754.08 | 8,409.59 | 8,062.41 | 7,573.23 | 7,370.19 | 7,522 | 7,469.53 | 7,391.37 | 7,315.07 | 6,622.03 | 5,920.17 | 5,523.72 | 4,973.19 | 4,298.71 | 4,152.44 | 3,615.96 | 3,011.55 | 2,649.32 | 2,120.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Value added5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paid to labour, land and capital3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output at market prices | 37,475.91 | 35,701.83 | 34,883.96 | 35,963.73 | 30,383.46 | 27,051.16 | 27,464.67 | 26,516.38 | 25,989.94 | 23,091.97 | 23,738.4 | 25,606.48 | 25,662.76 | 23,969.7 | 23,472.29 | 20,367.64 | 19,519.43 | 19,897.16 | 15,835.52 | 14,576.8 | 14,563.27 | 14,619.14 | 14,153.65 | 13,558.07 | 13,523.89 | 12,964.77 | 13,737.98 | 14,200.97 | 15,492.63 | 17,419.38 | 17,824.21 | 16,623.93 | 15,917.29 | 15,470.12 | 15,010.16 | 14,794.2 | 14,486.69 | 13,362 | 13,046.92 | 12,855.73 | 12,495.94 | 13,156.19 | 12,231.41 | 11,893.78 | 10,562.55 | 9,627.1 | 8,796.57 | 7,732.92 | 7,359.3 | 6,541.68 | 5,241.51 | 4,533.35 | 3,961.61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total consumption of fixed capital3 | 5,678.98 | 5,369.67 | 5,181.12 | 5,148.04 | 4,707.97 | 4,610.66 | 4,543.36 | 4,339.53 | 4,144.08 | 4,073.91 | 3,982.08 | 4,106.57 | 3,987.6 | 4,010.08 | 3,877.62 | 3,533.69 | 3,521.43 | 3,426.84 | 3,022.63 | 2,961.62 | 2,914.51 | 2,711.55 | 2,812.69 | 2,729.22 | 2,643.48 | 2,531.17 | 2,428.1 | 2,610.95 | 2,659.78 | 2,581.09 | 2,578.98 | 2,512.58 | 2,488.58 | 2,190.96 | 2,229.81 | 2,188.86 | 2,098.64 | 1,939.47 | 1,792.65 | 1,729.73 | 1,655.95 | 1,617.46 | 1,575.23 | 1,527.89 | 1,473.55 | 1,371.13 | 1,200.78 | 1,032.66 | 946.72 | 809.47 | 714.36 | 527.83 | 462.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total income from farming, Wales (Welsh Government)6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total income from farming | 505 | 455 | 450 | 530 | 363 | 333 | 280 | 322 | 375 | 193 | 185 | 256 | 225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total gross output9 | 2,400 | 2,301 | 2,223 | 2,123 | 1,786 | 1,712 | 1,641 | 1,645 | 1,632 | 1,425 | 1,470 | 1,637 | 1,568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intermediate consumption8 | 1,614 | 1,548 | 1,493 | 1,349 | 1,221 | 1,155 | 1,138 | 1,114 | 1,083 | 1,046 | 1,058 | 1,185 | 1,209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Value added4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumption of fixed capital3 | 409 | 399 | 386 | 366 | 327 | 325 | 340 | 334 | 307 | 302 | 302 | 298 | 286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paid to labour, land and capital3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cereal and oilseed yields, United Kingdom (Defra)7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheat | 7.16 | 7.28 | 8.1 | 8.57 | 7.81 | 6.96 | 8.94 | 7.76 | 8.28 | 7.89 | 8.97 | 8.58 | 7.38 | 6.66 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.93 | 8.28 | 7.23 | 8.04 | 7.96 | 7.77 | 7.78 | 8 | 7.08 | 8.01 | 8.05 | 7.56 | 7.38 | 8.15 | 7.7 | 7.35 | 7.33 | 6.82 | 7.25 | 6.97 | 6.74 | 6.23 | 5.99 | 6.97 | 6.33 | 7.71 | 6.37 | 6.2 | 5.84 | 5.88 | 5.23 | 5.26 | 4.9 | 3.85 | 4.34 | 4.97 | 4.37 | 4.24 | 4.39 | 4.19 | 4.04 | 3.55 | 4.18 | 4.17 | 4.41 | 4.6 | 4.24 | 4.73 | 3.84 | 3.88 | 3.94 | 3.35 | 3.46 | 3.38 | 3.64 | 3.09 | 3.27 | 3.09 | 2.96 | 2.86 | 3.06 | 2.82 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.66 | 2.71 | 2.78 | 2.42 | 2.47 | 2.53 | 2.78 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.53 | 2.72 | 2.61 | 2.37 | 2.21 | 2.19 | 2.61 | 2.49 | 2.38 | 2.25 | |
| Barley | 5.9 | 5.94 | 6.1 | 6.62 | 6.05 | 5.85 | 6.92 | 5.72 | 6.09 | 5.93 | 6.69 | 6.4 | 5.85 | 5.51 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.83 | 5.95 | 5.66 | 5.94 | 5.86 | 5.76 | 5.91 | 5.57 | 5.35 | 5.76 | 5.58 | 5.29 | 5.76 | 6.14 | 5.73 | 5.37 | 5.18 | 5.67 | 5.47 | 5.22 | 4.88 | 4.67 | 5.04 | 5.22 | 4.95 | 5.59 | 4.66 | 4.93 | 4.39 | 4.43 | 4.11 | 4.2 | 4.39 | 3.51 | 3.63 | 4.13 | 3.97 | 4.04 | 3.74 | 3.35 | 3.59 | 3.44 | 3.78 | 3.84 | 4.09 | 4.03 | 3.84 | 3.95 | 3.58 | 3.43 | 3.58 | 3.13 | 3.08 | 3.28 | 3.49 | 2.96 | 3.09 | 2.79 | 2.76 | 2.61 | 2.82 | 2.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oats | 4.86 | 5.41 | 5 | 5.74 | 5.63 | 4.91 | 5.93 | 4.97 | 5.43 | 5.79 | 6.09 | 5.98 | 5.46 | 5.14 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.77 | 5.8 | 5.47 | 5.99 | 5.84 | 5.8 | 6.16 | 6 | 5.53 | 5.88 | 5.87 | 6 | 5.78 | 6.14 | 5.52 | 5.5 | 5.22 | 5.01 | 5.04 | 4.96 | 4.46 | 4.55 | 4.57 | 5.16 | 4.6 | 4.89 | 4.32 | 4.43 | 4.3 | 4.08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rye | 1.87 | 2.59 | 5.66 | 5.56 | 5.18 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.61 | 6.11 | 5.7 | 6.11 | 6.74 | 5.7 | 5.82 | 5.8 | 4.86 | 6.09 | 5.64 | 4.33 | 5.63 | 6.16 | 5.37 | 5.91 | 5.17 | 4.57 | 5.71 | 4.81 | 4.82 | 4.57 | 4.76 | 4.72 | 4.64 | 4.68 | 3.65 | 4.13 | 3.74 | 3.79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed corn | 5.01 | 4.68 | 4.17 | 4.2 | 3.94 | 4.1 | 4.14 | 4.35 | 3.91 | 4.46 | 4.41 | 4.28 | 4.27 | 4.68 | 3.88 | 5.5 | 4.67 | 3.37 | 4.58 | 4.69 | 4.95 | 4.35 | 4.27 | 4.35 | 4.01 | 4.14 | 3.79 | 4.24 | 4.49 | 4.31 | 4.27 | 4.65 | 4.14 | 4.04 | 4.14 | 4.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Triticale | 4.79 | 4.55 | 3.91 | 3.48 | 4.06 | 4 | 4.13 | 4.41 | 3.88 | 4.3 | 4.19 | 4.09 | 4.15 | 4.69 | 4.66 | 6.11 | 6.23 | 5.66 | 5.63 | 6 | 6.12 | 5.77 | 5.1 | 4.61 | 5.31 | 5.68 | 5.2 | 4.29 | 6.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oilseed rape | 3.7 | 2.81 | 3.1 | 3.73 | 3.19 | 2.73 | 3.31 | 3.45 | 3.85 | 3.06 | 3.9 | 3.65 | 2.98 | 3.39 | 3.94 | 3.5 | 3.35 | 3.3 | 3.09 | 3.29 | 3.19 | 2.9 | 3.27 | 3.4 | 2.56 | 2.88 | 3.23 | 2.94 | 3.23 | 3.41 | 2.81 | 2.53 | 2.6 | 2.88 | 2.92 | 3.1 | 2.95 | 2.98 | 3.41 | 3.23 | 3.03 | 3.44 |
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Total income from farming stood at £8,422.02m in 2025. That is +20.5% from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 1973 to 2025. Source: GOV.UK official statistics; StatsWales — Welsh Government open data.
- Latest
- £8,422.02m
- 2025
- vs previous period
- +20.5%
- 2024
About this data
The annual aggregate farm accounts. Total income from farming is what is left of the value of everything UK farms produce once feed, fertiliser, energy, machinery, depreciation, wages, rent and interest are paid: this page breaks it down output by output and cost by cost for the United Kingdom (Defra) and for Wales (Welsh Government), alongside the cereal and oilseed yields per hectare that drive the crop side of the account.
Frequently asked questions
- What is total income from farming in the UK?
- Total income from farming measures the net return to all agricultural entrepreneurial activity in the United Kingdom and Wales. It represents the value of total agricultural output minus intermediate consumption, depreciation, compensation of employees, rent and interest.
- How far back do UK farm accounts series go?
- Annual UK agricultural income and yield accounts on this page cover figures since 1885, incorporating updates from official Defra and Welsh Government releases.
- What crop yields and agricultural costs are included?
- The data include UK yields per hectare for wheat and oilseed rape alongside itemised farm costs such as compound feedingstuffs, energy, maintenance materials and plant protection products in £m.
- Does the data include separate figures for Wales?
- Yes, aggregate accounts cover both the United Kingdom as a whole from Defra and dedicated annual farm income and output series for Wales from the Welsh Government.
