Agriculture facts and figures: 2017

An electronic copy of the pocket-sized leaflet providing a range of agriculture statistics.


Total expenditure under main payment schemes

£ million 2007 2013 2014 2015 2016
Single Farm Payment Scheme 404.900 453.094 379.760 z z
Basic Payment Scheme z z z 219.491 265.271
Greening z z z 115.397 132.927
Young Farmer payment z z z 0.962 1.774
Less-Favoured Area Support Scheme 59.200 65.187 64.720 65.500 65.500
Scottish Beef Calf/Beef Scheme 27.759 20.774 20.658 z z
Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (Mainland/Island) z z z 30.417 32.449
Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme z z z 5.380 6.270
Land Managers Options z 6.813 6.818 5.204 2.124
Rural Stewardship Scheme 24.868 0.229 0.166 0.101 z
Rural Priorities z 33.046 35.545 28.175 14.327
Others (1) 61.845 9.210 2.757 9.014 9.140
Total 578.572 588.353 510.424 479.640 532.782

Subsidies net of modulation monies where appropriate

(1) Includes Land Management Contract Menu, Environmentally Sensitive Areas Payments, Countryside Premium Scheme (which includes elements of Habitats and Heather Moorland Schemes which closed to new applicants at end of 1996), Organic Aid Scheme, Farm Woodland Scheme, Farm Woodland Premium Scheme, Farmland Premium Scheme, Chernobyl Compensation payments and other compensation payments, and Fallen Stock, Weather Aid and New Entrants Scheme in 2013.

z = not applicable

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