Biodiversity and food Safeguard
Around 40% of the EU’s land area is used for agriculture.
“In 2020, agricultural holdings managed slightly less than half (46.4%) of the EU’s total land area: agricultural holdings in the EU managed two fifths (38.4%) of the EU’s total land area as utilised agricultural area (157.4 million ha), as well as areas classified as wooded land (5.9%) and other agricultural land not used for agriculture (2.2%).”
“Farms managed a little less than one half (46.4%) of the total land area of the EU in 2020: Farms in the EU managed two-fifths (38.4%) of the total land area of the EU as UAA (157.4 million ha), but also land as wooded areas (5.9%) and as other farm land not used for agriculture (2.2%).”
Eurostat, Farms and farmland in the European Union – statistics, 2022
Utilised agricultural area is the total area consisting of arable land, permanent grassland, permanent crops and kitchen gardens used by the holding, regardless of the type of tenure or whether it is used as part of common land.
UAA: Utilised agricultural area, abbreviated as UAA, is the total area taken up by arable land, permanent grassland, permanent crops and kitchen gardens used by the holding, regardless of the type of tenure or of whether it is used as a part of common land.
Eurostat, Glossary – Utilised agricultural area (UAA)
Eurostat · Statistics Explained
Farms and farmland in the European Union – statistics, 2022
Eurostat · Statistics Explained
Glossary – Utilised agricultural area (UAA)
