Bank Advances to Scottish Agriculture: Summary Lending Statistics

Summary statistics showing lending to Scottish agriculture, published as National Statistics by the Scottish Government. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08. It is licensed under the Open Government Licence for public sector information (OGL-UK-3.0).

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in agricultural credit provision based on summary lending statistics.
• Model the relationship between bank lending and agricultural sector performance.
• Benchmark financial support for Scottish agriculture against other regions.

Strengths

• Designated as National Statistics, indicating adherence to official quality standards.
• Published by the authoritative source, the Scottish Government.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, suggesting recent data.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government

Collection Method

Likely compiled from banking sector reports or regulatory returns.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:35.794697; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland