Farm structure survey 2013 - While area used for agriculture remained stable, over 1 out of 4 farms disappeared between 2003 and 2013 in the EU - Almost a third of holding managers aged 65 or over

In the European Union (EU), there were 10.8 million farms in 2013 working 174.6 million hectares of land (the utilised agricultural area). Between 2003 and 2013, slightly more than 4 million holdings disappeared in the EU, while the total area used for agriculture remained almost stable. This means increasing agricultural concentration, with the average area per holding growing by 38%, from 11.7 hectares in 2003 to 16.1 hectares in 2013.

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