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Off-Farm Income

Estimates of Off-Farm Income from the Farm Business Survey (FBS).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 11 July 2024
• Last updated: 18 December 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Off-Farm Income in England: 2023/24

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Off-Farm Income in England: 2023/24 - dataset

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Off-Farm Income proportions, 2021/22 to 2023/24 (Machine Readable Version)

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Off-Farm Income medians, 2021/22 to 2023/24 (Machine Readable Version)

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Details

Defra has been reviewing the way we collect and measure data on Farm Household Income for England only. A paper summarising this review is available at Farm Household Income: methodology.

This release uses information collected in the Farm Business Survey (FBS) to present data on Off-Farm Income in England. This release provides the proportion of farms earning each type of Off-Farm Income as well as average (median) total Off-Farm Income (equivalised and unequivalised). Breakdowns are shown for farm type, farm business size, tenure type and economic performance band. This release includes data from 2021/22 to 2023/24.

Published 11 July 2024

Last updated 18 December 2025 + show all updates

1. 18 December 2025

   Added CTA box and link to new methodology page.

2. 22 May 2025

   Update for 2023/24.

3. 11 July 2024

   First published.