Countries by continents. Number of reporting countries is given in square brackets. | Census year | Number of holdings | Area of holdings (Ha) | Average size (Ha) | Median size for number | Median size for area (Ha) | Gini's index of concentration |
TOTAL [48] |
AFRICA [5] |
Congo, Dem. Rep. of | 90 | 4 479 600 | 2 387 700 | 0.53 | 0.39 | 0.76 | 0.37 |
| 70 | 2 536 616 | 3 821 916 | 1.51 | 1.20 | 1.80 | 0.37 |
Ethiopia | 89/92 | 6 091 840 | 4 871 020 | 0.80 | 0.54 | 1.30 | 0.47 |
| 77 | 4 797 300 | 6 862 200 | 1.43 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 0.46 |
Lesotho | 90 | 229 300 | 331 000 | 1.44 | 1.10 | 2.40 | 0.49 |
| 70 | 187 421 | 372 342 | 1.99 | 1.50 | 2.60 | 0.39 |
Malawi | 93 | 1 561 416 | 1 167 240 | 0.75 | 0.52 | 1.30 | 0.52 |
| 69 | 885 000 | 1 361 000 | 1.54 | 1.20 | 2.10 | 0.36 |
Reunion | 89 | 15 198 | 67 154 | 4.42 | 1.60 | 7.30 | 0.61 |
| 79 | 20 788 | 74 034 | 3.56 | 0.94 | 7.00 | 0.65 |
| 73 | 39 111 | 77 231 | 1.97 | 0.18 | 4.50 | 0.71 |
NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA [8] |
Bahamas | 94 | 1 760 | 20 336 | 11.55 | 1.50 | - | 0.87 |
| 78 | 4 246 | 36 246 | 8.54 | 1.00 | - | 0.89 |
Grenada | 95 | 18 277 | 14 164 | 0.77 | - | 4.60 | 0.73 |
| 81 | 8 202 | 13 858 | 1.69 | - | 6.70 | 0.75 |
Guadeloupe | 89 | 16 530 | 53 559 | 3.24 | 1.60 | 4.80 | 0.56 |
| 79 | 18 957 | 70 503 | 3.72 | 1.70 | 5.20 | 0.60 |
| 69/72 | 22 577 | 68 714 | 3.04 | 1.20 | 5.90 | 0.65 |
Martinique | 89 | 15 460 | 37 173 | 2.40 | - | 12.00 | 0.75 |
| 81 | 19 573 | 41 353 | 2.11 | - | 13.00 | 0.76 |
Panama | 90 | 213 895 | 2 941 583 | 13.75 | 1.20 | 110.00 | 0.87 |
| 81 | 153 194 | 2 258 558 | 14.74 | 1.70 | 95.00 | 0.84 |
| 71 | 115 364 | 2 098 062 | 18.19 | 3.60 | 86.00 | 0.80 |
Puerto Rico | 87 | 20 245 | 348 530 | 17.22 | 4.10 | 100.00 | 0.77 |
| 78 | 31 837 | 426 186 | 13.39 | 3.00 | 89.00 | 0.77 |
| 70 | 32 687 | 525 000 | 16.06 | 3.90 | 120.00 | 0.79 |
Saint Lucia | 86 | 11 551 | 23 478 | 2.03 | - | 13.00 | 0.70 |
| 74 | 10 938 | 29 138 | 2.66 | 0.44 | 59.00 | 0.84 |
U.S.A. | 87 | 2 087 759 | 390 311 617 | 186.95 | 52.00 | 740.00 | 0.74 |
| 79 | 2 476 340 | 394 061 235 | 159.13 | 51.00 | 640.00 | 0.72 |
| 69 | 2 730 250 | 430 321 000 | 157.61 | 55.00 | 530.00 | 0.72 |
Virgin Islands (US) | 87 | 267 | 7 197 | 26.96 | 2.70 | 430.00 | 0.87 |
| 78 | 378 | 9 873 | 26.12 | 2.80 | 450.00 | 0.88 |
| 70 | 212 | 8 284 | 39.08 | 3.00 | 510.00 | 0.87 |
SOUTH AMERICA [4] |
Brazil (3) | 85 | 5 820 988 | 376 286 577 | 64.64 | 8.60 | 670.00 | 0.85 |
| 80 | 5 159 851 | 364 854 421 | 70.71 | 9.80 | 730.00 | 0.85 |
| 70 | 4 905 642 | 294 145 466 | 59.96 | 9.40 | 520.00 | 0.84 |
French Guiana | 89 | 4 480 | 20 642 | 4.61 | 2.10 | 25.00 | 0.66 |
| 81 | 2 209 | 7 349 | 3.33 | 0.99 | 22.00 | 0.74 |
Paraguay | 91 | 307 221 | 23 817 737 | 77.53 | 6.90 | - | 0.93 |
| 81 | 248 930 | 21 940 531 | 88.14 | 8.20 | - | 0.93 |
Peru | 94 | 1 756 141 | 35 381 809 | 20.15 | 2.50 | - | 0.86 |
| 72 | 1 390 877 | 23 545 147 | 16.93 | 1.80 | - | 0.91 |
ASIA [11] |
Cyprus | 94 | 52 089 | 177 760 | 3.41 | 1.40 | 8.40 | 0.63 |
| 77 | 44 522 | 201 094 | 4.52 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 0.61 |
India | 91 | 106 637 000 | 165 507 000 | 1.55 | 0.74 | 3.40 | 0.58 |
| 77 | 81 569 000 | 163 343 000 | 2.00 | 0.85 | 4.80 | 0.61 |
| 71 | 70 493 000 | 162 124 000 | 2.30 | 0.98 | 5.50 | 0.62 |
Indonesia | 93 | 19 713 806 | 17 145 036 | 0.87 | 0.54 | 1.80 | 0.46 |
| 73 | 14 375 343 | 16 394 000 | 1.14 | 0.56 | 2.40 | 0.55 |
Israel | 95 | 25 448 | 314 230 | 12.35 | - | - | - |
| 81 | 51 654 | 584 028 | 11.31 | 2.30 | - | 0.85 |
| 71 | 40 210 | 537 000 | 13.35 | 3.00 | 220.00 | 0.77 |
Japan | 95 | 3 444 000 | 4 120 000 | 1.20 | 0.73 | 2.20 | 0.59 |
| 79 | 4 650 214 | 4 772 093 | 1.03 | 0.61 | 1.60 | 0.52 |
| 70 | 5 354 074 | 5 389 000 | 1.01 | 0.63 | 1.50 | 0.47 |
Korea, Rep. of | 90 | 1 768 501 | 1 857 491 | 1.05 | 0.81 | 1.40 | 0.34 |
| 80 | 2 157 555 | 2 025 795 | 0.94 | 0.75 | 1.20 | 0.35 |
| 70 | 2 421 420 | 2 132 233 | 0.88 | 0.71 | 1.20 | 0.37 |
Nepal | 92 | 2 736 050 | 2 598 971 | 0.95 | - | 1.60 | 0.45 |
| 82 | 2 193 956 | 2 463 717 | 1.12 | 0.49 | 2.80 | 0.60 |
| 72 | 1 721 546 | 1 654 000 | 0.96 | - | 2.40 | 0.56 |
Pakistan (4) | 89 | 5 070 963 | 19 149 637 | 3.78 | 2.10 | 7.20 | 0.57 |
| 80 | 4 069 419 | 19 058 970 | 4.68 | 2.90 | 7.80 | 0.52 |
| 71/73 | 3 761 940 | 19 913 000 | 5.29 | 3.30 | 8.40 | 0.51 |
Philippines | 91 | 4 610 041 | 9 974 871 | 2.16 | 1.40 | 4.30 | 0.55 |
| 81 | 3 420 323 | 9 749 200 | 2.85 | 2.00 | 4.90 | 0.51 |
| 71 | 2 354 469 | 8 494 000 | 3.61 | 2.40 | 5.40 | 0.51 |
Thailand | 93 | 5 647 490 | 19 002 071 | 3.36 | 2.40 | 5.50 | 0.47 |
| 78 | 4 018 427 | 14 954 592 | 3.72 | 2.70 | 5.80 | 0.44 |
Turkey | 91 | 4 068 432 | 23 451 099 | 5.76 | 3.00 | 13.00 | 0.61 |
| 80 | 3 650 910 | 22 764 029 | 6.24 | 3.60 | 13.00 | 0.57 |
EUROPE [16] |
Austria | 90 | 273 210 | 7 217 498 | 26.42 | 8.80 | 46.00 | 0.65 |
| 80 | 312 418 | 7 325 863 | 23.45 | 8.70 | 50.00 | 0.69 |
| 69 | 362 216 | 7 490 463 | 20.68 | 7.30 | 48.00 | 0.70 |
Belgium | 90 | 87 180 | 1 400 364 | 16.06 | 8.60 | 31.00 | 0.56 |
| 79 | 119 277 | 1 475 140 | 12.37 | 6.50 | 24.00 | 0.58 |
| 70 | 184 005 | 1 602 864 | 8.71 | 4.20 | 18.00 | 0.60 |
Denmark | 89 | 81 267 | 2 774 127 | 34.14 | 24.00 | 50.00 | 0.44 |
| 79 | 122 722 | 2 919 721 | 23.79 | 17.00 | 36.00 | 0.46 |
| 70 | 140 197 | 2 941 316 | 20.98 | 15.00 | 30.00 | 0.43 |
Finland | 90 | 199 385 | 12 338 439 | 61.88 | 8.20 | 14.00 | 0.26 |
| 80 | 224 721 | 12 800 326 | 56.96 | 7.70 | 11.00 | 0.23 |
| 70 | 297 257 | 15 150 223 | 50.97 | 6.60 | 9.40 | 0.25 |
France | 89 | 1 016 755 | 31 985 606 | 31.46 | 16.00 | 52.00 | 0.53 |
| 80 | 1 262 672 | 33 648 959 | 26.65 | 14.00 | 42.00 | 0.53 |
| 71 | 1 587 643 | 35 039 217 | 22.07 | 11.00 | 33.00 | 0.53 |
Germany (5) (6) | 95 | 566 900 | 17 156 900 | 30.26 | 11.00 | 73.00 | 0.68 |
| 79 | 850 006 | 14 487 137 | 17.04 | 8.80 | 26.00 | 0.52 |
| 71 | 1 074 637 | 15 236 139 | 14.18 | 7.30 | 20.00 | 0.51 |
Greece (5) | 95 | 802 400 | 3 578 200 | 4.46 | 2.40 | 9.00 | 0.57 |
| 71 | 1 047 260 | 3 586 294 | 3.42 | 2.30 | 5.60 | 0.49 |
Ireland | 91 | 170 578 | 4 441 755 | 26.04 | 18.00 | 41.00 | 0.48 |
| 79 | 263 558 | 5 704 381 | 21.64 | 13.00 | 33.00 | 0.49 |
| 70 | 279 450 | 5 650 000 | 20.22 | 13.00 | 32.00 | 0.49 |
Italy | 90 | 3 023 344 | 22 702 356 | 7.51 | 1.80 | 41.00 | 0.78 |
| 82 | 3 270 560 | 23 559 924 | 7.20 | 1.90 | 36.00 | 0.76 |
| 70 | 3 607 262 | 25 064 218 | 6.95 | 1.90 | 28.00 | 0.75 |
Luxembourg | 90 | 3 803 | 126 298 | 33.21 | 24.00 | 58.00 | 0.48 |
| 80 | 5 173 | 130 061 | 25.14 | 20.00 | 42.00 | 0.47 |
| 70 | 7 608 | 135 143 | 17.76 | 13.00 | 28.00 | 0.45 |
Netherlands | 89 | 127 367 | 1 865 031 | 14.64 | 10.00 | 29.00 | 0.55 |
| 79 | 148 674 | 2 033 483 | 13.68 | 9.70 | 23.00 | 0.50 |
| 70 | 184 613 | 2 142 597 | 11.61 | 8.40 | 19.00 | 0.48 |
Norway | 89 | 99 382 | 991 077 | 9.97 | 7.10 | 16.00 | 0.46 |
| 79 | 125 302 | 953 528 | 7.61 | 5.10 | 12.00 | 0.48 |
| 69 | 154 977 | 955 333 | 6.16 | 4.20 | 9.20 | 0.46 |
Portugal | 89 | 594 418 | 4 005 594 | 6.74 | 1.60 | 61.00 | 0.78 |
| 79 | 783 944 | 5 182 902 | 6.61 | 1.20 | 100.00 | 0.81 |
| 68 | 811 656 | 4 975 000 | 6.13 | 1.50 | 57.00 | 0.81 |
Spain | 89 | 2 284 944 | 42 939 208 | 18.79 | 2.60 | 240.00 | 0.86 |
| 82 | 2 375 327 | 44 311 769 | 18.66 | 2.80 | 220.00 | 0.85 |
| 72 | 2 571 059 | 45 702 620 | 17.78 | 3.00 | 210.00 | 0.84 |
Switzerland | 89 | 108 296 | 1 262 167 | 11.65 | 9.00 | 20.00 | 0.50 |
| 79 | 125 274 | 1 271 545 | 10.15 | 7.00 | 18.00 | 0.52 |
| 69 | 152 859 | 1 292 110 | 8.45 | 5.80 | 14.00 | 0.51 |
United Kingdom (7) | 93 | 244 205 | 17 144 777 | 70.21 | 27.00 | 170.00 | 0.67 |
| 79 | 268 560 | 17 568 330 | 65.42 | 24.00 | 160.00 | 0.68 |
| 70 | 326 698 | 17 992 312 | 55.07 | 21.00 | 150.00 | 0.69 |
OCEANIA [4] |
American Samoa | 90 | 384 | 2 349 | 6.12 | 2.60 | 19.00 | 0.67 |
| 79 | 1 331 | 2 428 | 1.82 | 1.20 | 3.10 | 0.53 |
| 70 | 1 923 | 4 212 | 2.19 | 1.20 | 4.20 | 0.53 |
Fiji | 91 | 95 400 | 591 407 | 6.20 | 1.50 | 27.00 | 0.77 |
| 78 | 66 376 | 277 134 | 4.18 | 0.35 | 31.00 | 0.84 |
| 69 | 33 521 | 245 000 | 7.31 | 3.50 | 17.00 | 0.65 |
Guam | 87 | 351 | 5 315 | 15.14 | 1.60 | 590.00 | 0.88 |
| 78 | 1 999 | 11 582 | 5.79 | - | - | 0.93 |
| 70 | 1 121 | 10 586 | 9.44 | 1.10 | 510.00 | 0.91 |
Northern Mariana Isl. | 90 | 119 | 5 836 | 49.04 | 2.80 | 590.00 | 0.82 |
| 80 | 299 | 4 932 | 16.49 | 2.90 | - | 0.82 |
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(1) Includes holdings without land. Includes only countries for which data for the 1990 census round, and also for the 1980 and/or 1970 census rounds were available. |
(2) Data for 1979 exclude 2 302 "abnormal holdings" (i.e. institutional, experimental, research farms and Indian Reservations) with an area of 26 313 102 Ha. |
(3) Due to lack of data for the period 1986 - 95, data from 1985 Agricultural Census are presented. |
(4) Data exclude 149 Government holdings with 103 035 Ha for 1989, and 192 Government holdings with 49 995 Ha for 1980. |
(5) Data source: Eurostat - Farm Structure - 1995 Sample Survey. |
(6) Data for 1979 and 1971 exclude Germany, Dem. Rep. of. |
(7) Area classified by size of holding for 1993 excludes 156 223 Ha reported by Minor Holdings. |
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