EU farming statistics by country (2020)
EU farming statistics describe the amount of agricultural land and the number of farms across the European Union. In the 2020 Integrated Farm Statistics the EU-27 had 155,109,560 hectares of utilised agricultural area worked by 9,067,520 farms, an average of about 17 hectares per holding. This page collects the Eurostat headline figures: utilised agricultural area, the number of agricultural holdings and average farm size for all 27 EU Member States — every number an exact published Eurostat value (reusable under the EU reuse policy).
Quick answer
The European Union (EU-27) has 155,109,560 hectares of utilised agricultural area worked by 9,067,520 farms (2020 Integrated Farm Statistics), averaging about 17 hectares per holding. France has the most farmland (27,364,630 hectares) and Romania the most farms (2,887,070); Malta has the least farmland (9,800 hectares). Below: the full country-by-country table.
Headline EU agriculture figures
Agricultural area
155.1 million hectares
utilised, EU-27, 2020
Total farms
9,067,520
holdings, EU-27, 2020
Average farm size
17 ha
UAA ÷ holdings, 2020
Member States
27
EU-27 (incl. EU aggregate)
Farmland & farms by country
Utilised agricultural area, number of holdings and average farm size for all 27 EU Member States, 2020 Integrated Farm Statistics, ranked by agricultural area. Select a country for the full breakdown.
| # | Country | Agricultural area | Holdings | Avg size | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 27,364,630 hectares | 393,030 | 70 ha | View → |
| 2 | Spain | 23,913,680 hectares | 914,870 | 26 ha | View → |
| 3 | Germany | 16,595,020 hectares | 262,780 | 63 ha | View → |
| 4 | Poland | 14,749,240 hectares | 1,301,490 | 11 ha | View → |
| 5 | Romania | 12,762,830 hectares | 2,887,070 | 4 ha | View → |
| 6 | Italy | 12,041,230 hectares | 1,130,530 | 11 ha | View → |
| 7 | Hungary | 4,921,740 hectares | 232,060 | 21 ha | View → |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 4,564,150 hectares | 132,740 | 34 ha | View → |
| 9 | Ireland | 4,498,990 hectares | 130,190 | 35 ha | View → |
| 10 | Portugal | 3,963,940 hectares | 290,230 | 14 ha | View → |
| 11 | Czechia | 3,492,570 hectares | 28,910 | 121 ha | View → |
| 12 | Sweden | 3,005,810 hectares | 58,790 | 51 ha | View → |
| 13 | Lithuania | 2,914,550 hectares | 132,080 | 22 ha | View → |
| 14 | Greece | 2,822,890 hectares | 530,680 | 5 ha | View → |
| 15 | Denmark | 2,629,930 hectares | 37,090 | 71 ha | View → |
| 16 | Austria | 2,602,670 hectares | 110,780 | 23 ha | View → |
| 17 | Finland | 2,281,710 hectares | 45,630 | 50 ha | View → |
| 18 | Latvia | 1,968,960 hectares | 68,980 | 29 ha | View → |
| 19 | Slovakia | 1,862,650 hectares | 19,630 | 95 ha | View → |
| 20 | Netherlands | 1,817,900 hectares | 52,640 | 35 ha | View → |
| 21 | Belgium | 1,368,120 hectares | 36,000 | 38 ha | View → |
| 22 | Croatia | 1,231,500 hectares | 143,920 | 9 ha | View → |
| 23 | Estonia | 975,320 hectares | 11,370 | 86 ha | View → |
| 24 | Slovenia | 483,440 hectares | 72,470 | 7 ha | View → |
| 25 | Cyprus | 134,140 hectares | 34,050 | 4 ha | View → |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 132,140 hectares | 1,880 | 70 ha | View → |
| 27 | Malta | 9,800 hectares | 7,650 | 1 ha | View → |
Source: Eurostat, dataset ef_m_farmleg (Integrated Farm Statistics, 2020). Average farm size is utilised agricultural area divided by the number of holdings. Reusable under the EC reuse policy.
Frequently asked questions
- How much agricultural land is there in the European Union?
- The EU-27 had 155,109,560 hectares of utilised agricultural area (UAA) in 2020, worked by 9,067,520 agricultural holdings, according to Eurostat's Integrated Farm Statistics (dataset ef_m_farmleg). UAA covers arable land, permanent grassland, permanent crops and kitchen gardens.
- Which EU country has the most farmland?
- France has the largest utilised agricultural area of any EU Member State, with 27,364,630 hectares in 2020 (Eurostat). Malta has the smallest, with 9,800 hectares.
- Which EU country has the most farms?
- Romania has the most agricultural holdings of any EU Member State, with 2,887,070 farms in 2020 (Eurostat). Across the whole EU-27 there were 9,067,520 holdings.
- How many farms are there in the EU?
- There were 9,067,520 agricultural holdings in the EU-27 in 2020, per Eurostat's Integrated Farm Statistics. Together they worked 155,109,560 hectares, an average of about 17 hectares per holding (UAA divided by holdings).
- Where does this EU farming data come from?
- Every figure is an exact published value from Eurostat, dataset ef_m_farmleg ("Farm indicators by legal status of the holding, utilised agricultural area, type and economic size of the farm and NUTS 2 region"), Integrated Farm Statistics, reference year 2020. Eurostat data is reusable free of charge under the European Commission reuse policy (equivalent to CC BY 4.0) with attribution to "Source: Eurostat". Verified 2026-06-27.
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Source & licence
Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) — Farm indicators by legal status of the holding, utilised agricultural area, type and economic size of the farm and NUTS 2 region (dataset ef_m_farmleg), Integrated Farm Statistics 2020. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), equivalent to CC BY 4.0 — attribute "Source: Eurostat".
Eurostat data is reusable free of charge under the European Commission reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), equivalent to CC BY 4.0 — attribute “Source: Eurostat”. Dataset updated 2026-06-17; figures verified 2026-06-27.