Tenure of utilised agricultural area by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
156.22 million
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
8,880
Malta
Median
2.91 million
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
213
What the numbers show
Tenure of utilised agricultural area is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 156.22 million in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 8,880 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.91 million, and the mean is 11.01 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17,593.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 18.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 18.4%).
Tenure of utilised agricultural area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 156.22 million | 2023 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 2 | France | 27.20 million | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 23.46 million | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 16.76 million | 2016 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 16.59 million | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 14.60 million | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 7 | Romania | 12.55 million | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 8 | Italy | 12.41 million | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 9 | Hungary | 5.09 million | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 5.05 million | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 4.42 million | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 4.01 million | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 3.86 million | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 3.52 million | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Sweden | 2.98 million | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 2.85 million | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 2.63 million | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | Austria | 2.57 million | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 19 | Finland | 2.26 million | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 1.97 million | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 21 | Slovak Republic | 1.81 million | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 22 | Netherlands | 1.81 million | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 1.51 million | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 1.35 million | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 25 | Norway | 980,300 | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 978,360 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 488,580 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 133,010 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 29 | Cyprus | 129,850 | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Malta | 8,880 | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |