Share of main land types in utilised agricultural area (UAA) by NUTS 2 region by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
98.7%
Finland
Lowest
9.4%
Ireland
Median
66.5%
Years covered
12
2005–2016
Data points
1,190

What the numbers show

Share of main land types in utilised agricultural area (UAA) by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 98.7% in Finland; the lowest is 9.4% in Ireland.

The median across all reporting countries is 66.5%, and the mean is 61.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 17.2%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 65.6%).

Share of main land types in utilised agricultural area (UAA) by NUTS: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 98.7% 2016 unchanged flat
2 Denmark 90.3% 2016 down 2.3% flat
3 Sweden 84.9% 2016 up 1.1% flat
4 Hungary 81.8% 2016 down 3.2% flat
5 Malta 81.5% 2016 up 1.9% flat
6 Cyprus 75.3% 2016 up 3.6% flat
7 Poland 75.0% 2016 down 2.1% flat
7 Poland 75.0% 2016 down 2.1% flat
9 Lithuania 72.8% 2016 up 8.5% rising
9 Lithuania 72.8% 2016 up 8.5% rising
11 Bulgaria 72.0% 2016 down 22.1% falling
12 Czechia 71.6% 2016 down 3.5% flat
13 Slovakia 71.3% 2016 up 1.6% flat
13 Slovakia 71.3% 2016 up 1.6% flat
15 Germany 70.7% 2016 up 1.1% flat
16 Estonia 69.0% 2016 down 2.1% flat
16 Estonia 69.0% 2016 down 2.1% flat
18 Latvia 66.5% 2016 up 5.2% rising
18 Latvia 66.5% 2016 up 5.2% rising
20 France 65.6% 2016 down 1.4% flat
21 Belgium 63.2% 2016 up 3.6% flat
22 Romania 62.5% 2016 down 2.0% flat
23 Netherlands 57.2% 2016 up 0.4% flat
23 Netherlands 57.2% 2016 up 0.4% flat
25 Italy 56.7% 2016 up 2.3% flat
26 Austria 50.4% 2016 up 17.2% rising
27 Spain 49.3% 2016 up 2.7% flat
28 Luxembourg 47.4% 2016 up 1.9% flat
29 Greece 38.7% 2016 down 25.1% falling
30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 36.9% 2016 down 3.7% flat
30 United Kingdom 36.9% 2016 down 3.7% flat
32 Slovenia 35.9% 2016 unchanged flat
32 Slovenia 35.9% 2016 unchanged flat
34 Portugal 28.6% 2016 down 15.1% falling
35 Ireland 9.4% 2016 down 65.6% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of main land types in utilised agricultural area (UAA) by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Percentage of total utilised agricultural area
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
238 places, 1,190 data points, 2005–2016
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