Permanent crops: number of farms and areas by size of farm (UAA), size of permanent crop area and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
16
Highest
27.67 million Hectare
Metropolitan France
Lowest
130,880 Hectare
Luxembourg
Median
3.33 million Hectare
Years covered
18
1990–2007
Data points
863
What the numbers show
Permanent crops: number of farms and areas by size of farm (UAA), size of permanent crop area and NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 16 countries. The highest value is 27.67 million Hectare in Metropolitan France; the lowest is 130,880 Hectare in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.33 million Hectare, and the mean is 7.87 million Hectare.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 211.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 16.5%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 14.1%).
Permanent crops: number of farms and areas by size of farm (UAA): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metropolitan France | 27.67 million Hectare | 2003 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 24.89 million Hectare | 2007 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 16.13 million Hectare | 2007 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 16.13 million Hectare | 2007 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Italy | 12.74 million Hectare | 2007 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 6 | Ireland | 4.14 million Hectare | 2007 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 7 | Greece | 4.08 million Hectare | 2007 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 3.47 million Hectare | 2007 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 9 | Austria | 3.19 million Hectare | 2007 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 10 | Sweden | 3.12 million Hectare | 2007 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Denmark | 2.66 million Hectare | 2007 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 2.29 million Hectare | 2007 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 1.91 million Hectare | 2007 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 13 | Netherlands | 1.91 million Hectare | 2007 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 15 | Belgium | 1.37 million Hectare | 2007 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 130,880 Hectare | 2007 | up 3.4% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Castilla y León 5.47 million Hectare
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 4.92 million Hectare
- Andalucía 4.51 million Hectare
- Castilla-La Mancha 4.47 million Hectare
- Extremadura 2.70 million Hectare
- Aragón 2.40 million Hectare
- Midi-Pyrénées (NUTS 2013) 2.34 million Hectare
- Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) 2.30 million Hectare
- Pays de la Loire (NUTS 2013) 2.17 million Hectare
- Bourgogne (NUTS 2013) 1.76 million Hectare
- Poitou-Charentes (NUTS 2013) 1.72 million Hectare
- South West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1.71 million Hectare
- Bretagne (NUTS 2013) 1.66 million Hectare
- Champagne-Ardenne (NUTS 2013) 1.57 million Hectare
- Auvergne (NUTS 2013) 1.50 million Hectare
- Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) 1.48 million Hectare
- Aquitaine (NUTS 2013) 1.41 million Hectare
- Wales (NUTS 2021) 1.40 million Hectare
- Picardie (NUTS 2013) 1.32 million Hectare
- Sicilia 1.25 million Hectare
- Basse-Normandie (NUTS 2013) 1.22 million Hectare
- Puglia 1.20 million Hectare
- East Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1.18 million Hectare
- Cataluña 1.17 million Hectare
- Lorraine (NUTS 2013) 1.13 million Hectare
- Sardegna 1.07 million Hectare
- Yorkshire and The Humber (NUTS 2021) 1.06 million Hectare
- Emilia-Romagna (NUTS 2006) 1.05 million Hectare
- Piemonte 1.04 million Hectare
- Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) 1.01 million Hectare
- Lombardia 995,320 Hectare
- Languedoc-Roussillon (NUTS 2013) 942,970 Hectare
- East Anglia (NUTS 2021) 919,160 Hectare
- West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) 901,840 Hectare
- Limousin (NUTS 2013) 856,230 Hectare
- Veneto (NUTS 2006) 820,200 Hectare
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais (NUTS 2013) 818,700 Hectare
- Toscana (NUTS 2006) 806,430 Hectare
- Östra Mellansverige 802,040 Hectare
- Haute-Normandie (NUTS 2013) 787,990 Hectare